Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Synopsis: Breeds in open buildings, nest boxes, and cut banks near unforested lowlands throughout the state, particularly in agricultural and urban areas west of the Cascades. Most notable are the records from the coast and Coast Range.

Habitat Associations:
Associated more with appropriate
nest structures than with particular vegetation types.
strongest
Urban/Residential (557274 acres)
Edges of Cropland/Pasture/Orchard (4785895 acres)
strong
Bitterbrush-Big Sagebrush Shrubland (132838 acres)
Northeast Modified Grassland (682570 acres)
Wet Montane Meadow (2098 acres)
Edges of Freshwater Marsh (11137 acres)
some
Lake/Pond Shoreline & Islands (328568 acres)
Streamside/Wetland Shrubland (1266 acres)
lesser
W. Juniper Woodland (1164601 acres)
Sagebrush Steppe (2008357 acres)
Low-Dwarf Sagebrush (77661 acres)
Salt Desert Scrub Shrubland (151210 acres)
Big Sagebrush Shrubland (2979855 acres)
Northeast Canyon Grass & Shrubland (64590 acres)
Grassland & Fir-Ponderosa Interspersed (116930 acres)

Relative Detectability: Quite difficult to detect due to its nocturnal habits, but nesting is fairly easy to confirm around old barns and large open structures.

Challenge: Determine extent of distribution within most of its range in eastern Oregon.