A Barn Owl’s ability to hunt in almost total darkness, depending solely on sound to locate its prey, is better than any other animal’s. This keen hearing combined with excellent low-light vision makes them lethal predators of the night.
Hear the Barn Owl’s sound: [Click Here] |
Make a Barn Owl Mobile: [Click Here] |
Make a Barn Owl mask: [Click Here] |
See videos of a Barn Owl: [Click Here] |
Listen to the sounds and learn about the raptors living in Massachusetts.
American Kestrel Bald Eagle Barn Owl Barred Owl Broad-winged Hawk Cooper’s Hawk Eastern Screech Owl Great Horned Owl Merlin Northern Goshawk Northern Harrier Northern Saw-whet Owl Osprey Peregrine Falcon Red-shouldered Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Turkey Vulture |
VIRTUAL OWL PELLET DISSECTION![]() Owls feed on small animals and swallow them whole or in small pieces. The parts that they cannot digest (the bones, feathers and fur) are packed tightly together in the owl’s stomach and regurgitated daily. You can tell what an owl has eaten by looking at the contents of its pellets. Do a virtual owl pellet dissection: After reading Pellet Directions:
VIEW AN ANIMATED STORYBOOK (AGES 3-6)![]() Did you know that an owl baby is called an owlet? And that owls lay their eggs one at a time over several days so that the chicks hatch at different times and are therefore different sizes. View an animated version of the beautifully illustrated children's book "Owl Babies"
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Then view a video of three real life baby owls sitting in their tree [Click Here] AERIAL ACROBATICS - A GRIPPING TALE![]() Bald Eagles are known to cartwheel thru the air with their talons locked together. Are they playing? Are they courting? Experts think it is a form of play because the participants are usually young eagles. But adult pairs have been spotted doing it as well. So it seems there is no one simple answer to explain this behavior. To watch an animation of 2 Bald Eagles locking talons [Click Here] To learn more about Bald Eagles [Click Here] WEBCAMS![]() See what life is like inside a raptor’s nest:
CRAFTS![]() Make a Barn Owl Finger Puppet |