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Megascops asio · Strigidae

Eastern Screech-Owl: When and Where to See It

Adult Eastern Screech-Owl
Photo: Justin Bull, CC BY 4.0 via iNaturalist

The Eastern Screech-Owl reaches New Jersey first, around mid June, and South Dakota last, around mid August.

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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%0.5%1%Jan 1-7: 0.6% of 1114036 checklistsJan 8-14: 0.4% of 824708 checklistsJan 15-21: 0.4% of 825978 checklistsJan 22-31: 0.4% of 1105853 checklistsFeb 1-7: 0.5% of 779772 checklistsFeb 8-14: 0.4% of 864504 checklistsFeb 15-21: 0.4% of 1127933 checklistsFeb 22-28: 0.5% of 840124 checklistsMar 1-7: 0.5% of 839610 checklistsMar 8-14: 0.5% of 870138 checklistsMar 15-21: 0.4% of 898456 checklistsMar 22-31: 0.4% of 1335637 checklistsApr 1-7: 0.4% of 1030617 checklistsApr 8-14: 0.4% of 1124024 checklistsApr 15-21: 0.4% of 1194575 checklistsApr 22-30: 0.4% of 1675723 checklistsMay 1-7: 0.5% of 1449080 checklistsMay 8-14: 0.7% of 1538353 checklistsMay 15-21: 0.5% of 1219898 checklistsMay 22-31: 0.2% of 1452282 checklistsJun 1-7: 0.2% of 900636 checklistsJun 8-14: 0.2% of 829907 checklistsJun 15-21: 0.1% of 773255 checklistsJun 22-30: 0.2% of 916255 checklistsJul 1-7: 0.2% of 717733 checklistsJul 8-14: 0.2% of 658223 checklistsJul 15-21: 0.2% of 638752 checklistsJul 22-31: 0.3% of 895727 checklistsAug 1-7: 0.3% of 655651 checklistsAug 8-14: 0.4% of 650038 checklistsAug 15-21: 0.4% of 654639 checklistsAug 22-31: 0.5% of 974928 checklistsSep 1-7: 0.6% of 765914 checklistsSep 8-14: 0.6% of 738674 checklistsSep 15-21: 0.6% of 750433 checklistsSep 22-30: 0.5% of 944196 checklistsOct 1-7: 0.5% of 760106 checklistsOct 8-14: 0.4% of 793131 checklistsOct 15-21: 0.4% of 728727 checklistsOct 22-31: 0.4% of 959954 checklistsNov 1-7: 0.4% of 709464 checklistsNov 8-14: 0.4% of 693424 checklistsNov 15-21: 0.4% of 653952 checklistsNov 22-30: 0.4% of 871137 checklistsDec 1-7: 0.4% of 627591 checklistsDec 8-14: 0.5% of 642427 checklistsDec 15-21: 0.9% of 775638 checklistsDec 22-31: 0.6% 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 %
LouisianaSummer visitorFeb 22-28Sep 8-14Feb 1-72.8%
MarylandSummer visitorApr 8-14Sep 8-14Mar 22-312.1%
OhioPasses throughApr 22-30May 8-14May 22-314.1%
VirginiaSummer visitorJun 15-21Sep 8-14Jan 8-141.3%
KentuckySummer visitorJun 22-30Sep 8-14May 22-311.9%
TennesseeSummer visitorJul 8-14Sep 15-21Jun 1-71.9%
ArkansasSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 8-14Mar 22-311.3%
DelawareSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 8-14May 15-212.4%
KansasSummer visitorJul 15-21Sep 15-21Jul 1-71.0%
FloridaSummer visitorNov 22-30Apr 15-21Oct 15-211.3%
NebraskaWinter visitorMay 15-21Dec 8-14Mar 8-141.2%
New JerseyWinter visitorJun 15-21Dec 15-21Jun 1-71.1%
TexasWinter visitorJul 1-7Mar 15-21May 22-311.5%
PennsylvaniaWinter visitorJul 8-14Dec 15-21May 8-141.5%
West VirginiaWinter visitorJul 15-21Dec 8-14May 8-141.5%
IllinoisWinter visitorJul 22-31Dec 22-31Mar 15-211.0%
IndianaWinter visitorJul 22-31Nov 8-14May 22-311.3%
New YorkWinter visitorJul 22-31Dec 15-21May 8-141.2%
MassachusettsWinter visitorAug 1-7Dec 15-21May 15-211.3%
MichiganWinter visitorAug 1-7Dec 15-21May 15-211.4%
WisconsinWinter visitorAug 8-14Dec 15-21Apr 1-71.2%
South DakotaWinter visitorAug 15-21Dec 15-21Mar 15-212.1%

Winter visitor in: Texas, Nebraska

Passes through: Ohio

Summer visitor in: Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Florida