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Barred Owl (Strix varia)
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BirdsIn Ohio

Barred Owl

Strix varia Barton, 1799

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Strix
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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (29)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
  • Recorded, season not shown (10)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Barred Owl by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Clermont County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County130 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Delaware County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County126 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County90 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Lorain County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County299 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,392 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,392 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Barred Owl in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Barred OwlYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102986,211
Jan 11–171785,146
Jan 18–241254,645
Jan 25–311574,698
Feb 1–71886,023
Feb 8–142385,888
Feb 15–211785,436
Feb 22–283086,846
Mar 1–72698,321
Mar 8–1431810,384
Mar 15–2128812,620
Mar 22–2816713,949
Mar 29 – Apr 417719,661
Apr 5–1124726,860
Apr 12–18461039,925
Apr 19–2543941,623
Apr 26 – May 2721056,391
May 3–9691052,952
May 10–16571053,785
May 17–2341957,698
May 24–3040954,651
May 31 – Jun 6361053,099
Jun 7–1324753,700
Jun 14–2036856,625
Jun 21–2733955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 442858,477
Jul 5–1144861,336
Jul 12–1850964,722
Jul 19–2527769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 141959,416
Aug 2–840759,712
Aug 9–1512755,994
Aug 16–2216554,328
Aug 23–2920751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 516657,167
Sep 6–1220959,075
Sep 13–1919654,543
Sep 20–2620745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 321743,180
Oct 4–1017737,841
Oct 11–1714830,824
Oct 18–248621,156
Oct 25–3110419,021
Nov 1–714714,172
Nov 8–1414812,621
Nov 15–211457,965
Nov 22–281878,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52086,083
Dec 6–12966,004
Dec 13–191675,423
Dec 20–262385,661
Dec 27 – Jan 22788,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio128 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Barn Owl Tyto furcata91 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis85 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest47%31%
Developed45%49%
Wetland5%5%
Farmland3%11%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Open water0.2%3%

From 606 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,392 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.