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Short-eared Owl Range Map

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Range Map for Short-eared Owl

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Migration

Resident to medium-distance migrant. In North America, most birds migrate but breeding and wintering range overlap means that they can be seen year-round in a band across the middle of the continent.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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