Rare or accidental in Amherst, but common winter visitor in Northampton
December - February
Now a rare spring and fall transient, occasional in winter; migrants arrive in early October and leave in April
October - April
Some Short-eared Owls are permanent residents, and others apparently move farther south for the winter
March - November
—H.L. Clark, 1887
Has disappeared from many southern areas where it formerly nested. Loss of habitat is probably the main cause.*