Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.

Western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) are commonly found in prairie dog towns throughout Colorado. Federal and state laws prohibit the harming or killing of burrowing owls and the destruction of active nests. It is quite possible to inadvertently kill burrowing owls during prairie dog poisoning projects or removal of prairie dogs. The following guidelines are intended as advice on how to determine if burrowing owls are present in a...