1. Strigiformes

2. Tytonidae

3. Barn owls
Heart-shaped face, white underside, tawny brown backside
Large black eyes
Long legs
Grassland habitat
Eats small mammals like mice and voles
Nests in tree hollows, buildings, nest boxes, cliff cavities
Dull white eggs
Chicks covered in white down, altricial
Nocturnal bird
Aerial dive hunter, flies low over ground
Mostly common, listed as endangered in some states

4. Barn Owl

5. Strigidae

6. Typical owls
Large eyes, yellow for most species and black or amber for others
Long-ish, stocky bodies
Large heads
Most species live in forests, Snowy Owls in tundra
Diets mainly consist of small mammals, rodents in particular
Chicks usually altricial
Hunt by diving from the air
Nocturnal birds
Most populations are stable

7. Great Horned Owl

8. Snowy Owl

9. Barred Owl

10. Great Gray Owl