{"id":129812,"date":"2026-01-23T23:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129812\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T23:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:54:07","slug":"cape-coral-friends-of-wildlife-to-host-annual-ground-owl-day-feb-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129812\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife to host annual Ground Owl Day Feb. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife will host the\u00a08th Annual Ground Owl Day on Monday, Feb. 2, from 10 to 11 a.m., at the\u00a0Pelican Baseball Complex, at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Pelican+Baseball+Complex\/@26.575836,-81.9829883,17z\/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x88db47639bcbd6cb:0x3d30c0618a49a4ef!2s4128+Pelican+Blvd,+Cape+Coral,+FL+33914!3b1!8m2!3d26.575836!4d-81.9829883!16s%2Fg%2F11r9dbgv0p!3m5!1s0x88db4763089cbac1:0x20abccd0d2bfa9ec!8m2!3d26.574715!4d-81.9836809!16s%2Fg%2F11_pmbkpw?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">4128 Pelican Blvd., in Cape Coral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This community tradition celebrates the return of spring and honors Cape Coral\u2019s official bird, the burrowing owl. Ground Owl Day has become a fun and meaningful way for residents and visitors alike to learn about local wildlife while supporting conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Serving as\u00a0master of ceremonies\u00a0for the event is\u00a0Bella Line, community correspondent for Fox 4, covering Cape Coral, Matlacha and Pine Island.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature a special appearance by\u00a0Athene, CCFW\u2019s burrowing owl mascot. Attendees are invited to join the excitement as the community gathers to see whether Athene sees her shadow-symbolically signaling the arrival of spring. Local leaders, wildlife advocates and community members will also be on hand to show their support for the conservation of burrowing owls and their habitat.<\/p>\n<p>CCFW merchandise will be available for purchase, including a\u00a0special Ground Owl Day T-shirt\u00a0and the\u00a02026 Burrowing Owl Festival T-shirt, with proceeds supporting local wildlife conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>About Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife<\/p>\n<p>Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to protecting local species such as burrowing owls and gopher tortoises through education, advocacy, and the acquisition and preservation of land for wildlife habitat in Cape Coral. <\/p>\n<p>For information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ccfriendsofwildlife.org\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ccfriendsofwildlife.org<\/a> or call 239-980-2593.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife will host the\u00a08th Annual Ground Owl Day on Monday, Feb. 2, from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-129812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}