Owls in Quebec
Our list for Quebec has 9 owls recorded regularly there: 8 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Quebec in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorCommon52–71 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorUncommon46–63 cmRegularly Aug–May
Barred OwlStrix variaWinter visitorUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorUncommon17–21 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year
Long-eared OwlAsio otusWinter visitorUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusWinter visitorUncommon21–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaScarceRare19–25 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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