Barn Owl

Aviary, The - Barn Owl
http://aviary.owls.com/barnowl/barn_owl.html
Investigate rodent-eating bird that often nests in burrows. Read full description with measurements, plus colour image of pair.

Bird Studies Canada - Barn Owl Nestbox Plans
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/regional/barnowlbox.html
Try building this nest box and encourage barn owls onto your property. Full plans, materials and tools list, and suggestion on where to site the box.

Carolina Raptor Centre - Barn Owl
http://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/barn_owl.php
Look into raptor that can kill sixty mice an hour. Includes five common names, etymology, description, sounds, and habitat.

Ecologic - Barn Owl Pellet Study
http://www.users.nac.net/jmele/Tyto.html
Absorb this study into the diet of barn owls found in Washington state, USA, by analyzing pellets. Includes spread sheet with full range of vermin eaten 1992-2004.

Hawk and Owl Trust, The - Salisbury Plain’s Early Birds
http://www.bocn.org/news.asp
Peruse field study notes on four owlets found three months too early on English plain used by the military. Plus more notes on owl diet and habitat.

Nest Box, The - Barn Owl Project
http://www.nestbox.com/barnowls.htm
Check out this project in Calvert County, Maryland, USA, designed to increase the numbers of barn owls. Series of photos on how to safely capture and ring an owl.

Southern Water - Barn owl, Tyto alba
http://www.southernwater.co.uk/educationandenvironment/biodiversityactionplan/
explorer/species/barnowl.asp
Examine the type of terrain the owl favours, and why. Also supplies reason for decline in numbers in UK, and colour image of bird in-flight.

Wirral Barn Owl Trust
http://www.wirralbarnowltrust.org/
Consider society set up to protect the barn owl in England. Includes reasons for decline in UK, and what you can do to help.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Barn Owl
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/birds/barnowl.htm
Read extensive notes on raptor that flies gracefully and silently when hunting. Also drawings illustrating the difference between the barn owl and the great horned owl.

Raptor Centre - Barn Owl
http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/content.asp?page=2503/
Delve into this interesting site that provides a basic fact sheet describing the appearance and life cycle of the species.

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