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Barn Owl Description

You can easily identify the Barn Owl from other
species due to the design of their face. They
have a heart shaped face while all other species
have a round face. They also have a middle claw
that is serrated on their feet. They are very
light brown in color and are only about 22 inches
tall when they are fully mature. They have a wing
span that is about 45 inches. The front of them
is white in color.

You will notice that they have one ear that is
higher up than the other one. This offers them a
type of three dimensional radar system. They do
have amazing sight but they definitely depend on
their hearing more.

Barn Owl Distribution

The Barn Owl is found throughout the United
States. While they can live in all types of
climates, they tend to like the warmer weather.
This is why California is the prime setting to
find them. They tend to live in the open areas
and the densely wooded areas. In recent years it
has been introduced to areas of Hawaii through
conservation efforts. They seem to do well around
ocean islands as well.

Barn Owl Behavior

The Barn Owl offers a variety of different
sounds. Among them you will hear hisses,
whistling sounds, and even what sounds like
snoring. They are able to fly silently due to the
design of their wings. This gives them a huge
advantage over the prey they happen to be
stalking.

Barn Owl Diet and Feeding

There are plenty of types of prey out there that
make for the food of the Barn Owl. They include
rodents like mice, rats, and shrew, rabbits,
other types of birds, and insects. They are
excellent hunters and can find their prey in
complete darkness. They can pick up on the faint
sound of mice scurrying and other low sounds that
their prey release as they move.

Barn Owl Reproduction

The will make a variety of sounds in order to
attract a mate. They will create a nest from
March through May for the eggs to be placed in.
The incubation period is about 33 days and the
couple will work as a team to protect them. Once
the young are born the will both bring food to
them.

These young Barn Owls can consume their own
weight in food each day. So by the time they are
ready to leave the nest at 12 weeks of age the
parents are exhausted from the hunting and
feeding efforts.

Barn Owl Conservation

The Barn Owl does have a large population but
that doesn't mean that their natural habitat
hasn't been disturbed out there. This is why you
will that there are efforts in place to help
protect the natural environment for it. There are
also efforts in place to help relocate them to
areas where they are less likely to be disturbed.

These owls seem to do very well when it comes to
nesting boxes. They are put out in various areas
to help them have a place where they can mate and
lay their eggs. This is very important when you
are talking about areas where their natural
environment has been stripped away.

Many farmers use these nesting boxes in order to
be able to attract Barn Owls. They do so in order
to naturally be able to keep pests like mice from
destroying their crops or getting into their
homes. By welcoming these owls they are a natural
way to control such problems. It also offers them
a new habitat that they can adjust to. When the
young owls are looking for their own territory it
can be difficult due to the small areas that
remain for them in the wild.

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