They are pretty rare (state endangered). There is another Barn Owl nest in Brown Co., if you don't know where it is, I am not going to dispose its location for obvious reasons. My cousin had a pair in her barn in Brown Co. about 6 years ago before she moved her horses in - the birds moved out. I have yet to find any others in my block in Brown Co. It's a good find. I think ODNR is still wanting to know of nests locations, but don't know. I would try not to disturb it as much as possible. You should also make sure that it gets into the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/ Don Morse Jr. New Richmond http://donaldthebirder.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/donaldthebirder On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 3:16 PM, JOHN TROYER JR<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > After a hint from a neighbor I checked out a barn close to my house and I found a Barn Owl staying in the barn. I am trying to get photos of him but not any success yet. Can anyone tell me really how rare Barn Owls are in southern Ohio, I am in Brown Co. John Troyer Jr > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]