Spotted Owl

Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Yosemite National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Owl in Yosemite National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Spotted Owl sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Owl in Yosemite National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Owl in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.

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