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June 17, 2019

Humboldt State University: Barn Owl Boxes & Vineyard Pest Management Survey

 Nest box monitoring research has found that, on average, a family of two adult barn owls and four chicks consume over 1,000 rodents in the March-June nesting season, and GPS tracking has found that they spend about 34% of their time hunting in vineyards.