Diario del proyecto Barn Owls of Santa Clara County, CA

Reference:

• Barn Owl Trust (UK)
  > https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-facts/
  > https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/owl-facts-for-kids/
  > https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-facts/signs-barn-owl-occupation/
  > https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-facts/barn-owl-pellet-analysis/

• All About Birds:
  > https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Owl/
  > https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/bird-cams-faq-barn-owl-nest/

• Audubon: https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/barn-owl
• eBird: https://ebird.org/species/brnowl

On Friday, July 7, 2023 my granddaughter and I saw two barn owls in a large pine tree at Ed Levin County Park. There were three nests - one was about 2-3 times the size of the others. A juvenile was next to the largest nest staring down at us. We briefly saw an adult flap its wings and then settle down into one of the smaller nests. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera that day, so we went back on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. We didn't see the owls, but evidence of their presence was there: many feathers and owl pellets. I decided to create this project to collect observations of this owl family and their feathers & pellets.

Also see this journal post with photos:
https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/82095-barn-owls