Barn owls in nest box (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Barn owls in nest box

Caption

A trio of barn owls peeks out of a nest box in Davis, California. A UC Davis study found the best time to clean nest boxes is in the fall, before the owls' winter breeding season.

Credit

Ryan Bourbour/UC Davis

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