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California State Parks of the San Luis Obispo North Coast
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Estero Bluffs
Limekiln
San Simeon State Park
WR Hearst State Beach
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North Coast Access Plan
California State Parks of the San Luis Obispo South Coast
Los Osos Oaks
Montaña De Oro
Natural History Museum
Morro Bay State Park
Morro Strand State Beach
Morro Rock Preserve
Oceano Dunes
Pismo State Beach
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Barn Owl
Barn Owl Click on the Barn Owl or its track
to view a larger image.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
This is a pale owl with a heart-shaped face.  It likes to roost and nest in dark areas such as barns.  The barn owl hunts for small mammals at night, using its light coloring to help collect moonlight to help it see. The call is a hissing screech.





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Acorn Woodpecker | American Kestrel | Barn Owl | Belted Kingfisher | Bluebird | Burrowing Owl
Black Oystercatcher | California Quails | Great Blue Heron | Great Egret | Great-Horned Owl
Heerman's Gull | Kite | Least Tern | Red-Tailed Hawk | Sandpiper | Snowy Egret | Snowy Plover
Turkey Vulture | Western Meadowlark | Western Grebe | Western Screech Owl | Western Gull
White-Winged Tern | Yellow-Footed Gull




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