Barn Owl

Tyto alba

HOW TO IDENTIFY:

* Length: 14 inches Wingspan: 44 inches
* Large, nocturnal, predatory bird
* Large, rounded head
* Pale facial disks with dark frame
* Tawny and gray upperparts with small black and white spots
* White underparts with scattered dark spots
* Sexes similar
* Sometimes found in barns and silos

Similar species:

The Barn Owl is easily distinguished from other owls by its face pattern. In flight, it lacks dark wrist marks found in Long-eared and Short-eared Owls.