The owl box is located in our backyard in San Marcos, CA and is 15 feet off the ground. She appears to be a first time mom. The owl is about 14 inches tall. She laid her first egg on February 13th. We are expecting owlets around mid to late March. Incubation is 30 to 34 days. owlets will hatch in order laid. Not all at one time like chickens.
The male has a white chest and face. He usually shows up after dark but has spent an entire day with the female. We have named the female Molly and the male McGee. The Barn Owl is widespread but usually a scarce species. They are strictly nocturnal and rarely observed in flight during daylight hours.
The owl house is located on a 15 foot pole and there is a tree just outside the opening. The box has been up for two years and it took two years before the owls showed up. No other birds have tried to nest in the box. We have a very eco-friendly backyard; we live on an acre lot with lots of trees and plants for wildlife. We have had kestrels, bluebirds, hummingbirds, phoebes, wild ducks, killdeer and mockingbirds all nest and raise their young in our habitat. We do not have any cats or dogs to disturb the wildlife. This is our first owl to nest here. We have identified 58 different birds in our yard.
Female: 13 to 16 inches tall. Wingspan 43 inches
Male: 12 to 15 inches tall. Wingspan 42 inches
Baby Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Great Blue Heron. He ate all the neighbors gold fish, not once but several times. The neighbor finally gave up trying to have a gold fish pond.
This is Gary, the Cooper's hawk. He comes to our backyard for little birds and yes he finds them. That is Nature's way.
Calvin is the male Kestrel. Notice his blueish grey wings.
Caleigh is the female. Notice her wings are the same color as her body.
We always know Calvin since he has one toe that turns up. 
Caleigh brings home an insect.
These are some of the photos taken of Western Bluebirds in our backyard. They have raise several broods of little ones. They use the same Bluebird house every year.
Mother hummingbird still feeding the fledling a week after they had left the nest.
This is a female Anna's Hummingbird.
This a Black-chinned. 
This is an Allen's Hummingbird. We only see a couple of these each summer. They are often confused with the Rufous Hummingbird. The Allen's has green on its upper back,which is rarely seen on a Rufous.
