The North American Barn Owl is a very common predator that is in this area. The barn owl‘s habitat is in the continental U.S. and southern Canada. The barn owl’s diet consists of mostly rodents: moles, rabbits, rats, mice, etc. This helps keep the rodent population in check. That means that you have a very good chance of not finding hundreds of mice invading your home. The barn owl is a nocturnal creature, so it usually eats prey that are active during the night. It can swoop down while flying and snatch up a mouse in total darkness. They can also find prey by just sound alone. The barn owl has the best sense of hearing that has ever been tested. The barn owl swallows its prey whole and vomits up the things they don’t digest, creating owl pellets.
