Barn Owl wordsearch – Scientific words

Here are 17 rather long words that conservationists and scientists might use when talking about Barn Owls.

Can you find them all hidden in this Owl wordsearch grid? They might be written forwards or backwards, vertically up or down, or even diagonally!

How many of these words can you explain?

• ASYNCHRONOUS – eggs that hatch one after the other
• BIRD OF PREY – a bird that hunts other animals to eat
• BROOD – a group of brother and sister owlets
• CAMOUFLAGE – colouring to hide from prey and predators
• CLUTCH – a group of eggs laid by one bird
• CREPUSCULAR – active at dawn and dusk
• DIURNAL – active in the day
• EYESIGHT – Barn Owls have specialised large eyes, so they can hunt in low light
• FLEDGLING – a young owlet who is learning to fly
• HEARING – Barn Owls’ sensitive ears help them hunt in the dark
• HIDDEN – Barn Owls like to hide out of sight in the day time
• NESTLING – a baby owlet too small to leave the nest
• NOCTURNAL – active at night
• OWLET – a baby owl
• RINGED – an owl with a special ring put on its leg by trained Barn Owl Trust  Conservation Officers, which helps with vital research (and doesn’t hurt the owl)
• TYTO – Barn Owls’ scientific Latin name is Tyto alba – which means “white owl”.
• WINGS – Barn Owls have large wings which help them to fly very slowly or hover while they hunt.

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