Snowy Owl Range Map
The Snowy Owl breeds from northern Alaska and northern Yukon to Prince Patrick and northern Ellesmere islands, south to coastal western Alaska, northern Mackenzie and southern Keewatin across to northern Quebec and northern Labrador. It winters irregularly south to southern Canada, Minnesota, New York and occasionally further south. The Snowy Owl is found north of the tree line in arctic tundra, where it inhabits moss and lichen-covered flatlands, lowlands and valleys well dotted with frost-heave mounds, hillocks or rocks. It avoids very marshy areas with no raised sites. During years of low lemming abundance, the Snowy Owl moves southward into the conterminous United States, onto open fields, sandy beaches, barrier islands and marshes.

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