Owls in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 5 owls recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorUncommon52–71 cmRegularly Nov–May
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusPassage migrantUncommon17–21 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Northern Saw-whet Owl 17–21 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 cm
- Snowy Owl 52–71 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made