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American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata) is a silent flier known for their lovable heart-shaped facial disk.

Like other owls, they are nocturnal hunters with exceptional hearing, large eyes, and a flexible neck.


Barn owls have asymmetrical ears that enhance their hearing more than other owls; their heart-shaped facial disk also aids in scooping up the sounds around them. This is essentially beneficial in their detection of danger and in hunting for prey. Barn owls primarily prey upon mice and voles---and swallow them whole.

This bird is a cavity nester, often making home in tree cavities or barns, hence their name! They are monogamous owls who mate for life, working together to find cavities to make home in and hunt for prey cooperatively. Barn owl couples make time to regularly reinforce their courtship bonds with gentle chitters, grooming, and beak touching.

Barn owls are often brought up for their eerie screeching and hisses, even their excessively fluffy owlets make a surprisingly chilling hiss when they are begging for food.

Barn owls are unique in that they are an owl with a low wing loading, meaning they have big, fluffy wings with a small, light body. This gives them a graceful, gentle flight and makes them hover in the air at times. Their light, silent wings make them able to hunt prey in the complete dark without needing to use their eyesight.

Barn owls are endangered in the Midwest, United States, particularly in Michigan. Michigan's prairie vole is listed as endangered and serve as barn owl's main source of prey in the state.

With declining numbers in named states of the United States, it is important to highlight that the declining population of our rodents will negatively impact the flora below and the fauna above.
Check out this conservancy dedicated to barn owls!

Check out this video to learn about the various screeches, chitters, and clicks of a barn owl!


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