Utah Bird Profile
Barn Owl - Tyto alba

Name roots: (AS. ule, "an owl", L. ululo, "to cry out in pain")
(
Gr. tyto, "a night owl"; L. alba, "white")

In Utah:   
by Jim Huddle

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a snag or in a building or in a cave at a height of feet, in a cavity nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a carnivore: ground hawker.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in agriculture habitat.
  
How to find: Check the documented and undocumented
  

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Occurrence:

(See Legend)

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