Breeding generally occurs between February and July when a clutch of two to six eggs is produced. May. The eggs are incubated by the female for 28 to 30 days. The production of two broods in one year was observed in five pairs of Owls in one Cape Coral study. However, this behavior was rare and only occurred in one percent of the nests observed. Males usually do not feed the young but present the female with food for the young.
Young owls emerge from the burrow at approximately two weeks of age.
They are able to take short flights at four weeks of age and can fly well at six weeks of age. Fledging generally occurs 45 days after hatching. Florida Burrowing Owls fledge fewer young than the western migratory subspecies. During 1987 and 1988, nests in Cape Coral fledged 1.7 and 2.0 young, respectively, per active pair. In comparison, the western subspecies fledged 3.1 to 4.9 young per pair.