American Barn Owl Images, Facts and Information:
Tyto furcata – used to be Tyto alba
- American Barn Owls are medium sized, secretive, nocturnal owls with dark eyes and white to tawny feathers.
- American Barn Owls breed from northwestern to northeastern U.S. south to Mexico and are year round residents in all but the very northern most areas of their range.
- American Barn Owls are declining in parts of their range due to habitat loss. In some Midwestern states they are endangered due to modern farming practices.
- American Barn Owls provide excellent rodent control and having them locally should be encouraged. Do not use rodenticides when there are owls, it can kill them.
- American Barn Owls eat small mammals including mice, rats, voles, lemmings and shrews, they also eat bats, rabbits and birds.
- Some research studies indicate that they eat twice as much prey as other owls for their weight.
- They lay between 2 to 18 eggs and the incubation period is 29 – 34 days, The female incubates.
- American Barn Owls will nest in human structures including nest boxes, barns, old abandoned buildings and hay stacks. Natural nesting sites include holes in trees, caves, cliffs and crevices.
- American Barn Owls have many nicknames which include monkey-faced owl, silver owl, white owl, delicate owl, golden owl, steeple owl, straw owl, barnyard owl, church owl, night owl, ghost owl, hobgoblin owl, screech owl, and death owl.
- American Barn Owls can live up to 15 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my American Barn Owl photos.
Barn Owl in thick fog at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Title: Barn Owl in thick fog at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/10/2016
Snow covered mudflats and a Barn Owl in flight
Title: Snow covered mudflats and a Barn Owl in flight
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/8/2016
Flying Barn Owl on a February morning
Title: Flying Barn Owl on a February morning
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/8/2016
Barn Owl flying over a snow covered mudflat
Title: Barn Owl flying over a snow covered mudflat
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/8/2016
Barn Owl flying east along the causeway
Title: Barn Owl flying east along the causeway
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/8/2016
Barn Owl flying with snow on the ground
Title: Barn Owl flying with snow on the ground
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/8/2016
Barn Owl in flight near the snow covered Great Salt Lake
Title: Barn Owl in flight near the snow covered Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/8/2016
Winter Barn Owl in flight over the marsh at Bear River MBR
Title: Winter Barn Owl in flight over the marsh at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Barn Owl in flight with snowy mountains
Title: Barn Owl in flight with snowy mountains
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Barn Owl flight with snowy mountains
Title: Barn Owl flight with snowy mountains
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Barn Owl hunting near the Bear River
Title: Barn Owl hunting near the Bear River
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Barn Owl hiding in the marsh
Title: Barn Owl hiding in the marsh
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Cold morning and a Barn Owl in flight
Title: Cold morning and a Barn Owl in flight
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Barn Owl in flight over the Bear River
Title: Barn Owl in flight over the Bear River
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2016
Resting Barn Owl on hay bales
Title: Resting Barn Owl on hay bales
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/1/2015
American Barn Owl flying straight ahead
Title: American Barn Owl flying straight ahead
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2015
Barn Owl in flight on a bright winter morning
Title: Barn Owl in flight on a bright winter morning
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2015
American Barn Owl in flight head on
Title: American Barn Owl in flight head on
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2015
American Barn Owl lifting off from a mound of snow
Title: American Barn Owl lifting off from a mound of snow
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2015
American Barn Owl resting on a mound of snow
Title: American Barn Owl resting on a mound of snow
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2015