Barn Owls

A Barn Owl population will quickly destroy your mouse population within a few weeks. Sometimes, there are too many owls, so the owls will not reproduce to provide enough time for those clever mice to reestablish themselves. It does not take long, as mice can grow from a set of two, to they themselves producing 48 in only a years time. And, with that same year, those baby mice can reproduce themselves within a few weeks, so actually your chances of two mice, in good conditions, will reproduce to a number of thousands, when you include their babies.

So, it is a good thing we have Barn Owls. The heart shape look of them is enduring, but do not let that fool you. They are predators, and will quietly remove as many as 6 mice in an hour.

Often times, in the early evening, you can hear the Barn Owl call, but only if you concentrate on the calls. The call is a distinctive hissing noise, some guttural screams and grunting noises, and sometimes a beak snapping closed. They like to talk to each other, and to their young. The babies have a more cute clicking call.

If you are interested in hearing their calls, be sure to check out the itunes section below!

We all think our cats are the best mouse traps, but if you look at the parameters around an owl nest, you will find that the areas are pest free. Rodents, bugs, and other small reptiles will have been slowly exterminated from the area. The mother owl, will often fly longer distances when she can afford the flight, to save the local pests for her slower or bad weather days. There are many reasons for you to incorporate a barn owl nest box in your area, but the best one is that these birds are great at natural predation.

Owls have been a predator across the globe for centuries. Now that there are fewer and fewer areas where they can nest, it is becoming more apparent that there are more mice and rodents in the area. With careful guidance, a few owl nest boxes can remove most of your snakes, large rodents, and other pests in your local area. They never over populate, and are always a very valuable addition to your farm or local suburban property.