Interesting facts about barn owls for elementary grades.

1. Mrs. Sol’s Class

2. WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT

3. Barn owls like to live
in barns. That's how
they got their name.
They also like attics,
silos, steeples, and,
of course, man-
made nesting boxes.

4. Barn owls are found on every continent
except Antarctica!

5. Barn owls are one of
the world's most
common birds, but
we don’t see them
because they are
awake at night.

6. The barn owl is
a raptor, a
nocturnal bird
of prey like
other owls.
Eagles, falcons
and hawks are
also raptors, but
they live by day.

7. nocturnal bird of prey

8. Because of their excellent hearing,
barn owls can catch small animals
in total darkness.

9. During flight, a barn owl’s left ear
captures sounds below while her right
ear focuses on sounds from above.

10. The female barn owl lays 3 - 10 eggs,
which are incubated for 29 - 34 days.
Young owls do not leave their home area
until they are 3-5 months old.

11. Fledge is the stage in a young bird's life
when the feathers and wing muscles are
ready for flight.
Barn owls fledge when they are 7 – 10
weeks old.

12. Barn owls have golden
brown and white
feathers. They have a
heart-shaped white
face and dark eyes.

13. A barn owl is
about the size
of a small cat,
but only
weighs 1
pound.

14. Barn Owls do
not hoot - they

15. A barn owl’s 42 inch wingspan helps with
slow and silent flight. He has special edged
feathers that don't "swoosh" as they move.
Watch out mice!

16. Barn owls have a short life span.
Most only live for about 2 years
in the wild.

17. http://safeshare.tv/w/ViqVOmDRVQ
Vid

18. http://mrssolsclass.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-barn-owl-channel.html

19. http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Tyto_alba/

20. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT

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Reflection by March 28!