Barn Owls

Barn Owl Pellet #A-01

Location: (Site-A) Found under the pine tree where this owl roosts:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173672073

Pellet length: not measured
Pellet age: Unknown
Dissected? Yes

This pellet contained the remains of two species:

1. (Botta’s Pocket Gopher) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172690847
2. (North American Deer Mice) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172945757

Barn Owl Pellet #A-02

Location: (Site-A) Found under the pine tree where this owl roosts:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173672073

Pellet length: not measured
Pellet age: Unknown
Dissected? Yes

This pellet contained the remains of two species:

1. (California Vole) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172692463
2. (Western Harvest Mouse) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173788479

Barn Owl Pellet #A-03

Location: (Site-A) Found under the pine tree where this owl roosts:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173672073

Pellet length: not measured
Pellet age: Unknown
Dissected? Yes

This pellet contained the remains of two species:

1. (Botta’s Pocket Gopher) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172691120
2. (California Vole) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172833851

Barn Owl Pellet #A-04

Location: (Site-A) Found under the pine tree where this owl roosts:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173672073

Pellet length: not measured
Pellet age: Unknown
Dissected? Yes

This pellet contained the remains of two species:

1. (North American Deer Mice x2) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172693506
2. (Western Harvest Mouse x2) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172999960

Bones from barn owl pellet #A-05.

This pellet was cut open before I got a photo of the pellet itself. Also, the images are blurry - we were getting tired, so we saved the rest of the pellets for another day.

Here's the observation for the pellet itself:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182471277

Bones from barn owl pellet #A-04.

Note the grooved upper incisors.

Here is the observation for the pellet itself:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172690620

Note: in photo #6, only the smaller 2 skulls and mandibles are from harvest mice, the larger skull is from a Peromyscus.

Bones from barn owl pellet #A-05.

This pellet was cut open before I got a photo of the pellet itself. Also, the images are blurry - we were getting tired, so we saved the last 3 pellets for another day.

Here's the observation for the pellet itself:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182471277