Snowy Owl Range Map - All About Birds
WEBThis largest (by weight) North American owl shows up irregularly in winter to hunt in windswept fields or dunes, a pale shape with catlike yellow eyes. They spend summers far north of the Arctic Circle hunting lemmings, ptarmigan, and other prey in 24-hour daylight.
Snowy owl - Wikipedia
WEBThe snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. [2]
Snowy Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
WEBIn some years, some North American Snowy Owls remain on their breeding grounds year-round, while others migrate in winter to southern Canada and the northern half of the contiguous United States. In the northern plains, New York, and New England, Snowy Owls occur regularly in winter.
Snowy Owl | Audubon Field Guide
WEBA large, powerful owl of the high Arctic tundra, colored for camouflage during northern winters. In summer it may be nomadic, concentrating and nesting where there are high populations of the small rodents called lemmings. At other times it takes a wide variety of prey, including birds as big as geese.
Where Do Snowy Owls Live? (Habitat + Distribution) - Birdfact
WEBSnowy owls live in Arctic tundra regions around the North Pole during the summer. They often nest near open water, such as an Arctic sea. Common breeding ranges include the Canadian Arctic Islands, the Aleutians, Coastal Alaska, Scandinavia, and Northern Russia. These owls are sometimes nomadic throughout the summer.
Snowy Owl - Range Map - eBird Status and Trends
WEBThe range map depicts the boundary of the species' range, defined as the areas where the species is estimated to occur within at least one week within each season.
Snowy Owl - American Bird Conservancy
WEBSnowy Owl's North American range: breeding and wintering The magnificent Snowy Owl is a sight that stops even non-birders in their tracks. This huge white owl with cat-like yellow eyes blends beautifully into snowy winter landscapes.
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) - Information, Pictures, Sounds - The Owl …
WEBJul 4, 2022 · Range of the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Status: Locally abundant during good breeding years, rare at some locations during other times. Globally listed as Vulnerable by Birdlife International.
Snowy Owl - eBird
WEBBreeds on the Arctic tundra and winters in northern Eurasia and North America, where it favors expansive open habitats. Often encountered on lakeshores and in coastal areas with fields, marshes, piers, and sand dunes. Irruptive, moving considerably south of the usual wintering range some years.
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) - BirdLife species factsheet
WEBThis species has a huge range across predominantly arctic regions from western Scandinavia through northern Russia to Alaska ( USA ), northern Canada and Greenland (Denmark), and has also bred occasionally in Iceland and the UK. In winter birds move further south into the USA, northern Europe and north Asia.
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