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Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Megascops
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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (34)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (1)
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
Eastern Screech-Owl by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: 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 CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Hamilton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: 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 CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lucas County212 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County40 · Recorded, season not shownYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: 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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit County159 · Season shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: 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 CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Mid-September to mid-May, middle week Mar 22–28

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 985 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 593 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Eastern Screech-Owl in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Eastern Screech-OwlYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–103086,211
Jan 11–173285,146
Jan 18–2417104,645
Jan 25–311864,698
Feb 1–72096,023
Feb 8–143075,888
Feb 15–212175,436
Feb 22–281456,846
Mar 1–72068,321
Mar 8–1416810,384
Mar 15–2125812,620
Mar 22–2822513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 49519,661
Apr 5–1110726,860
Apr 12–1822739,925
Apr 19–2524941,623
Apr 26 – May 229756,391
May 3–971952,952
May 10–161691053,785
May 17–231081057,698
May 24–3024854,651
May 31 – Jun 65453,099
Jun 7–134253,700
Jun 14–203356,625
Jun 21–272255,361
Jun 28 – Jul 44358,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–181164,722
Jul 19–252269,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18659,416
Aug 2–84259,712
Aug 9–155455,994
Aug 16–226454,328
Aug 23–292251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 55457,167
Sep 6–123259,075
Sep 13–198454,543
Sep 20–266345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32243,180
Oct 4–109637,841
Oct 11–178730,824
Oct 18–2413721,156
Oct 25–3111719,021
Nov 1–722814,172
Nov 8–1417712,621
Nov 15–212457,965
Nov 22–281878,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51266,083
Dec 6–12746,004
Dec 13–19855,423
Dec 20–261575,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21968,459

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

  • Barred Owl Strix varia128 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus102 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus34 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American Barn Owl Tyto furcata16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Long-eared Owl Asio otus13 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
Developed39%49%
Forest30%31%
Wetland28%5%
Farmland2%11%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 353 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

985 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.