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    The barn owl has pale white and brown feathers with large dark eyes, hunts small rodents at night by flying low over open areas, and digests prey whole before regurgitating indigestible parts in pellets, indicating their presence. They roost in barns and other abandoned buildings and are found year-round as a native species in the United States.

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    The barn owl has pale white and brown feathers with large dark eyes, hunts small rodents at night by flying low over open areas, and digests prey whole before regurgitating indigestible parts in pellets, indicating their presence. They roost in barns and other abandoned buildings and are found year-round as a native species in the United States.

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    The barn owl has pale white and brown feathers with large dark eyes, hunts small rodents at night by flying low over open areas, and digests prey whole before regurgitating indigestible parts in pellets, indicating their presence. They roost in barns and other abandoned buildings and are found year-round as a native species in the United States.

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    Barn Owl Characteristics

    Tyto alba Appearance: Pale white and brown body; large


    dark brown eyes; grey feathering along wings
    and around neck area
    Barn Owls are entirely nocturnal. When
    Size: Between 13-16”: wingspan of
    searching for their prey of small rodents,
    approximately 3'
    they will fly low to the ground over large
    open areas to hunt. Similar to other Call: Harsh scream; typically made by males
    owls, the barn owl digests their prey Location: Dense tree areas
    whole and then creates pellets from the
    bones and other indigestible parts. o Native
    Seeing pellets on the ground is a sign of
    owl inhabitance of an area. Barn Owls
    earn their name from their tendency to roost in abandoned buildings, such as barns. You can find
    them year-round and they are native to the United States.

    Sources
    All About Birds
    Picture: Megan Leich

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