Owls in Nebraska
Our list for Nebraska has 7 owls recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nebraska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaSummer visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusPassage migrantUncommon52–71 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Northern Saw-whet Owl 17–21 cm
- Eastern Screech-owl 16–25 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Barred Owl 43–50 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