SUNRISE, Fla. -- SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- A pair of owls that invaded a South Florida high school football team's home turf have flown the coop.

Piper High School's football team was forced to stop practicing and playing games on their home field after a two burrowing owls began to nest in the ground. The owls are considered a species of special concern.

School employees collapsed the nests this week, with the permission of wildlife officials. But workers at the school also dug a new burrow for the owls, which are named Stan and Gladys. Piper High science students also plan to work on a burrow project for the owls later this month.