: mid Oct-mid Mar with most reports from mountaintops, the coast and the , and most recently at Seawall Dec 13, 2025. .
In the late Feb-early Apr period, one or two Short-eared Owls were seen in 2025, 2023 and 2021 just outside our area at the Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton.
Miscellany: Short-ears are one of the world's most widely distributed owls but here they're scarce, presumably because to tarry they require an abundance of rodents, and the open meadows and marshes, of which we have few, that make their prey catchable.
Last Reviewed: August 1st, 2026