Barn Owl

Male
Female

Year-round

Size
16"
Listen
Plumage / Description

Males and females are similar in plumage, adult males tend to be more white on the breast, females more of a buffy-orange color on the breast. Both sexes have a large, white heart-shaped face, with a rounded-head, lacking feather tufts like the Great-horned Howl. Head, back, wings and tail feathers are a mottled brown and beige color.

Habitat

Males and females are similar in plumage, adult males tend to be more white on the breast, females more of a buffy-orange color on the breast. Both sexes have a large, white heart-shaped face, with a rounded-head, lacking feather tufts like the Great-horned Howl. Head, back, wings and tail feathers are a mottled brown and beige color.

Relative Abundance

Uncommon

Behavior

Nocturnal. Active at night, roost during the day. Outside of breeding season they are fairly solitary.

Diet

Rodents, small mammals.

Similar Species

Great-horned Owl

Best Sites

Unpredictable. One of the more reliable places to see Barn Owls over the last few years has been the Prescott Lakes Parkway Bridge over Granite Creek.