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Strix varia · Strigidae

Barred Owl: When and Where to See It

Adult Barred Owl
Photo: David Bird, CC0 1.0 via iNaturalist

The Barred Owl reaches Minnesota first, around mid November, and Missouri last, around late February.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Second week of November

Each county is shaded by the share of complete checklists there that listed the bird, blended with the weeks either side. Darker is more often. It follows where people watch birds, not how many birds there are. How to read it.

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0%1%2%3%Jan 1-7: 0.9% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.9% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.9% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 1.0% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 1.2% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 1.1% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 1.1% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 1.5% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 1.5% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 1.6% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 1.6% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 1.7% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 1.9% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 2.0% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 2.1% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 2.2% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 2.3% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 2.1% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 1.9% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 1.6% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 1.4% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 1.3% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 1.3% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 1.2% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 1.1% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 1.1% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 1.0% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 1.0% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 1.0% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 1.0% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 1.1% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 1.2% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 1.4% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 1.5% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 1.5% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 1.5% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 1.4% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 1.3% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 1.1% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 1.0% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.9% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.8% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.8% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.8% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.8% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.9% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 1.1% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 1.0% of 1132751 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Share of complete checklists reporting it, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

Pooled across every state in the data, so it leans toward states with the most birders.

States, in order of first arrivals

StatePatternFirst arrivalsPeakMost gone byPeak %
GeorgiaSummer visitorJan 15-21Apr 15-21Oct 22-316.2%
AlabamaSummer visitorJan 15-21May 8-14Nov 1-73.5%
ConnecticutSummer visitorJan 15-21May 22-31Jan 1-73.0%
District of ColumbiaSummer visitorJan 15-21Apr 22-30Jul 22-313.6%
North CarolinaSummer visitorJan 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 22-314.7%
OklahomaSummer visitorJan 15-21May 8-14Jun 22-304.7%
TennesseeSummer visitorJan 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 22-315.0%
DelawareSummer visitorJan 15-21May 1-7Jan 1-71.9%
PennsylvaniaSummer visitorJan 15-21May 8-14Oct 15-211.1%
KansasSummer visitorJan 22-31May 8-14Oct 22-316.6%
ArkansasSummer visitorJan 22-31Apr 15-21Nov 8-143.6%
KentuckySummer visitorJan 22-31Apr 15-21Nov 15-213.9%
VermontSummer visitorJan 22-31May 8-14Oct 22-314.3%
WisconsinSummer visitorJan 22-31May 1-7Oct 15-213.3%
New YorkSummer visitorJan 22-31May 8-14Dec 1-71.5%
West VirginiaSummer visitorFeb 1-7May 8-14Nov 1-72.5%
MaineSummer visitorFeb 15-21Apr 22-30Oct 8-142.4%
MissouriAll year, most in springFeb 22-28May 1-7Jun 8-146.1%
IowaAll year, most in springApr 1-7May 8-14May 22-316.7%
MississippiSummer visitorJul 15-21Apr 1-7Jun 15-214.4%
NebraskaSummer visitorAug 8-14May 8-14Jul 8-143.3%
MassachusettsSummer visitorAug 15-21May 1-7Jul 8-142.1%
Rhode IslandSummer visitorAug 22-31May 1-7Jul 22-312.8%
MinnesotaSummer visitorNov 15-21May 8-14Oct 8-142.7%
IndianaSummer visitorDec 1-7Apr 22-30Oct 15-213.4%
OhioSummer visitorDec 1-7Apr 22-30Oct 8-142.4%
MarylandSummer visitorDec 8-14Apr 22-30Oct 15-214.5%
New HampshireSummer visitorDec 8-14May 8-14Oct 8-143.4%
South CarolinaSummer visitorDec 8-14Apr 15-21Oct 15-215.0%
VirginiaSummer visitorDec 8-14Apr 15-21Oct 8-143.7%
IllinoisSummer visitorDec 8-14May 1-7Jun 1-72.5%
MichiganSummer visitorDec 8-14May 8-14Nov 22-301.6%
LouisianaYear-round–Mar 22-31–6.0%
FloridaYear-round–Apr 1-7–4.9%
TexasYear-round–May 8-14–2.2%
WashingtonYear-round–Jun 22-30–1.4%

Passes through: Iowa

Summer visitor in: Mississippi, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Rhode Island