Where Do Barred Owls Actually Live in the US?
Barred Owls live in 42 US states and are confirmed absent from 2 more, based on 1,181,970 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut and Delaware, and 36 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Barred Owls have zero confirmed wild sightings in Arizona and Utah, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
A small number of states (3) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm barred owls as an established population there.
Confirmed states (42)
- barred owls in Alabama
- barred owls in Alaska
- barred owls in Arkansas
- barred owls in California
- barred owls in Connecticut
- barred owls in Delaware
- barred owls in Florida
- barred owls in Georgia
- barred owls in Idaho
- barred owls in Illinois
- barred owls in Indiana
- barred owls in Iowa
- barred owls in Kansas
- barred owls in Kentucky
- barred owls in Louisiana
- barred owls in Maine
- barred owls in Maryland
- barred owls in Massachusetts
- barred owls in Michigan
- barred owls in Minnesota
- barred owls in Mississippi
- barred owls in Missouri
- barred owls in Montana
- barred owls in Nebraska
- barred owls in Nevada
- barred owls in New Hampshire
- barred owls in New Jersey
- barred owls in New Mexico
- barred owls in New York
- barred owls in North Carolina
- barred owls in Ohio
- barred owls in Oklahoma
- barred owls in Oregon
- barred owls in Pennsylvania
- barred owls in South Dakota
- barred owls in Tennessee
- barred owls in Texas
- barred owls in Vermont
- barred owls in Virginia
- barred owls in Washington
- barred owls in West Virginia
- barred owls in Wisconsin
Not found (2)
- Arizona
- Utah
Unconfirmed (3)
Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for barred owls in Colorado, Hawaii, Wyoming, too few to confirm an established population.
Frequently asked questions
What states do barred owls live in?+
Barred Owls have confirmed wild populations in 42 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Where are barred owls not found in the US?+
Barred Owls have no confirmed wild sightings in Arizona and Utah.
Full barred owls guides by state