A Barn Owl’s favorite food may be voles, but that’s not all they eat! Depending on the time of year, they’ll have a variety of animals to choose from. They’ll eat:
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Mice
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Rats
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Snakes
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Bats
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Frogs
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Grasshoppers
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Rabbits
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Crickets
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Moths
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Squirrels
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Sparrows
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Gophers
And more!
Usually, they have the most variety of prey during the springtime since that’s the time when many animals are having offspring. Voles tend to be the constant during the transition from spring to summer.
Check out our article here to see a chart of different Barn Owl prey and read about what animals prey on Barn Owls!
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