Snowy Owl

Snowy Owl

Bubo scandiacus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Acadia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
3 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
5 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy Owl in Acadia National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Snowy Owl sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snowy Owl in Acadia National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Snowy Owl in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.

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