The barn owls on this webcam have been living in a DNR-built nest box inside a barn in southern Indiana since 2009 and have nested each year since. Check out our live nest webcam to see how the chicks are doing today.
Barn owls are rare
Barn owls are an endangered species in Indiana, mostly due to habitat loss. The Indiana DNR continues to work with the public to place nest boxes where suitable habitat is available. The DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Wildlife Diversity Program has placed more than 300 barn owl nest boxes since 1984.
Nesting and egg laying
These owls typically lay their eggs in March or April, with chicks hatching in April or May.
How to help
Donate to the Nongame Wildlife Fund to increase nest box sites and help more than 750 nongame and endangered species throughout Indiana.