Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range - Red is Summer range
Purple is Year-round range - Yellow is Migration range

Barn Owl

Tyto alba - This large light-colored uncommon owl is known by its heart-shaped face, small dark eyes, and long legs. It is strictly nocturnal; hunts rats and mice in farmyards, marshes and fields. It has a peculiar habit of lowering its head and moving it back and forth. It nests in barns, abandoned buildings, and tree cavities. Does not hoot, but has a soft ascending wheezy cry, At the nest it gives a toneless hiss.