Northern Hawk Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

Surnia ulula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
7 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Hawk Owl in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Northern Hawk Owl sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Hawk Owl in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Hawk Owl in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.

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