Date: 7/9/26 6:15 am From: N Drilling via groups.io <dril0008...> Subject: [sd-birds] Raven, owls - Pennington County
Yesterday I was monitoring a Burrowing Owl nesting colony on private land south of New Underwood when a Common Raven came flying/croaking by. Now that this species has established itself in the Black Hills, I would expect more sightings in the surrounding plains. Of course they could be nesting somewhere on private land on the plains, especially with all the transmission line/cell tower nesting platforms that we have built for them.
Concerning Burrowing Owls, now is a great time to view the owl families. The chicks are old enough to be out of the burrow and are busy practicing their flying skills when they aren't chasing after their parents for food.
