Owls in North Dakota
Our list for North Dakota has 7 owls recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor and 6 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Dakota in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusWinter visitorCommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorCommon52–71 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorUncommon17–21 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Barred OwlStrix variaWinter visitorUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRegularly Aug–May
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaSummer visitorUncommon19–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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