Owls in North America

Tytonidae

Tyto

Barn Owl (57-58 holders)

Akron?
ASDM
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Beardsley
Bergen County
Birmingham
CALM
Cameron Park
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Carolina Raptor Center
Cascades Raptor Center
Catoctin
Chehaw
Cheyenne Mountain
Cleveland Museum of NH
Columbian Park
Cosley
Edmonton Valley
Elmwood Park
Folsom
Franklin Park
Gabbert Raptor Center
Hogle
Honolulu?
Howell Nature Center
International Owl Center
Keystone Safari
Lake Superior
Living Treasures Laurel Highlands
Livingston Ripley
Maine Wildlife Park
Marshy Point Nature Center
Mill Mountain
Nashville
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Oklahoma City
Orange County
Philadelphia
Pioneers Park Nature Center
Pittsburgh
Point Defiance
Randall Museum
Reptile Gardens
Roer’s Zoofari
Roger Williams Park
San Francisco
Saskatoon Forestry Park & Zoo
Save Our Seabirds
The Living Desert
Toronto?
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium
World Bird Sanctuary (European)
ZooAmerica
Zoo Knoxville


Philodus

Oriental Bay Owl

Audubon (bts)
 
Strigidae

Megascops

Western Screech-Owl (10-11 holders)

ASDM
CALM
Cascades Raptor Center
Cheyenne Mountain
El Paso
Hogle
Racine
The Living Desert
Tracy Aviary
World Center for Birds of Prey
Zoo Boise?

Eastern Screech-Owl (42-43 holders)

3 Palms
Akron
Animal Adventures
Anita Purves Nature Center
Audubon Sharon
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Mountain State Park
Bergen County
Birmingham
Cameron Park
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Carolina Raptor Center
Cincinnati
Cosley
Discovery Place Nature
Gabbert Raptor Center
Great Plains
Great Plains Nature Center
Houston
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Lake Superior?
Lee Simmons
Leesburg Animal Park
Living Treasures
Louisville
Mill Mountain
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Science
Pioneers Park Nature Center
Quarry Hill Nature Center
Sandoway Discovery Center
Scovill
St. Louis
The Zoo in Forest Park
Tracy Aviary
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Wildwood
Wildlife Science Center
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Zoo Montana
Zoo Tampa


Ptilopsis

Southern White-faced Owl (3 holders)

Bronx
Metro Richmond
Sacramento


Pulsatrix

Spectacled Owl (22 holders)

African Lion Safari
Birmingham
Brights
Canadian Wildlife Park
Carolina Raptor Center
Dallas
DAK
DWA
Edmonton Valley
Fort Worth
LA
Lake Superior
Metro Richmond
Safari North Wildlife Park
San Francisco
St. Louis
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa
Woodland Park
World Bird Sanctuary


Bubo

Great Horned Owl (75-76 holders)

ABQ Biopark
African Lion Safari
Alaska
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Alexandria
Animal Adventures
Aquarium of Quebec
ASDM
Audubon Sharon
Austin
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Creek Pioneers Park
Bear Mountain State Park
Beardsley
Binder Park
Birmingham
Bronx
CALM
Cameron Park
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Cape May
Carolina Raptor Center
Cascades Raptor Center
Catoctin
Claws & Paws
Cleveland Museum of NH
Cohanzick
Cosley
Dallas
David Traylor
Elmwood Park
Gabbert Raptor Center
Hemker
High Desert Museum
Hogle
Hutchinson
Indian Creek
International Owl Center
Irvine Park & Zoo
Jack R. Facente Serpentarium
Lake Superior
Lee Simmons
Leesburg Animal Park
Living Treasures Laurel Highlands
Maine Wildlife Park
MacKenzie Center
Manitowoc Lincoln Park
Marshy Point Nature Center
McCarthy Wildlife Center
Minnesota
Navajo Nation
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Ochsner Park
Oklahoma City
Phillips Park
Pine Grove
Sacramento
Salmonier Nature Park?
Santa Barbara
Saskatoon Forestry Park & Zoo
Seaside Seabird Sanctuary
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
St. Louis
Staten Island
The Living Desert
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Back
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Wildlife Science Center
Wildwood Zoo
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Zollman
Zoo Montana

Eurasian Eagle Owl (41 holders)

African Lion Safari
Animal Adventure Park
Aquarium of Quebec
Barn Hill Peserve
Birmingham
Boulder Ridge
Brights
Bronx
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Cape May
Cascades Raptor Center
Central Park
Cincinnati
Claws & Paws
Dallas
Edmonton Valley
Greenville
Gulf Breeze
International Owl Center
Jacksonville
LA
Lake Superior
Living Treasures Moraine
Luray
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Natural Bridge
Omaha
Riverbanks
Rosamond Gifford
Roscommon
Safari North Wildlife Park
San Diego
San Francisco
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
The Wild Animal Park
Toronto
Virginia Safari Park
World Bird Sanctuary
Zoo Knoxville

Pharaoh Eagle Owl

Woodland Park

Verreaux’s Eagle Owl (Milky Eagle Owl) (10 holders)

African Lion Safari
Cincinnati
Dallas
DAK
Fort Worth
Oregon
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Tracy Aviary
World Center for Birds of Prey
Zoo Atlanta

Snowy Owl (31-32 holders)

African Lion Safari
Alaska
Assiniboine Park
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bergen County
Big Bear Alpine
Bronx
Brookfield
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Cascades Raptor Center
Dodge Nature Center
Howell Nature Center
Indian Creek
John Ball
Lehigh Valley
Lincoln Park
Louisville
Maryland
Minnesota
NEW
Rockton
Roger Williams Park
Salmonier Nature Park?
Seneca Park
Staten Island
The Zoo in Forest Park
Toledo
Trevor
Tulsa
Woodland Park
Zollman
ZooAmerica


Athene

Burrowing Owl (42 holders)

ABQ Biopark
ASDM
Assiniboine Park
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Brandywine
Bronx
CALM
Calgary
Cascades Raptor Center
Charles Paddock
DWA
Edmonton Valley
Elmwood Park
High Desert Museum
Hogle
Houston
Hutchinson
Lake Superior
Living Coast Discovery Center
Knoxville
Memphis
National?
National Aviary
NEW
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Queens
Sacramento
Salisbury
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Saskatoon Forestry Park & Zoo
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
The Living Desert
Tracy Aviary
ZooAmerica
Zoo Miami


Ciccaba

Chaco Owl

African Lion Safari
Carolina Raptor Center


Strix

Spotted Owl (4 holders)

Mountain View Conservation & Breeding Center
Northwest Trek
Sequoia Park
Wildlife Center of NM

Barred Owl (64-65 holders)

Alexandria
Animal Adventures
Aquarium of the Americas
Audubon Sharon
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Creek Pioneer’s Park
Bear Mountain State Park
Beardsley
Binder Park
Birmingham
Calgary
Cameron Park
Cape May
Carolina Raptor Center
Cascades Raptor Center
Catoctin
Cincinnati
Cleveland Museum of NH
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
David Traylor
Dodge Nature Center
Edmonton Valley
Elmwood Park
Gabbert Raptor Center
Greenville
High Desert Museum
Howell Nature Center
Hutchinson
Indian Creek
Irvine Park & Zoo
Jack R. Facente Serpentarium
Lee Simmons
Lehigh Valley
Long Island Aquarium
Luray
MacKensie Center
Maine Wildlife Park
Marshy Point Nature Center
McCarthy Wildlife Sanctuary
National Aviary
North Carolina
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Ochsner Park
Plumpton Park
Popcorn Park
Rosamond Gifford
Saginaw Children’s Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
Save Our Seabirds
Shedd Aquarium
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
The Zoo in Forest Park
Toronto?
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Westwood Hills Nature Center
Wildlife Science Center
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
World Bird Sanctuary
Zollman
ZooAmerica
Zoo Tampa

Tawny Owl (3 holders)

African Lion Safari
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
World Bird Sanctuary

Ural Owl (2 holders)

African Lion Safari
World Bird Sanctuary

Great Gray Owl (4 holders)

Alaska
Calgary
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Woodland Park


Asio

Long-eared Owl (3 holders)

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Tracy Aviary
ZooAmerica

Short-eared Owl (4 holders)

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Lee Simmons
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
World Bird Sanctuary


Surnia

Northern Hawk-Owl (1 holder)

World Bird Sanctuary


Aegolius

Northern Saw-whet Owl (8-9 holders)

Audubon Sharon
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Cascades Raptor Center
Gabbert Raptor Center
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
Quarry Hill Nature Center
Woodland Park?
World Bird Sanctuary
Zollmann


Ninox

Boobook sp

African Lion Safari
 
Center for Birds of Prey SC has Ural owl, Paraoh eagle-owl, Spotted eagle-owl, Vermiculated eagle-owl, brown wood owl, spectacled owl, and probably others
Barn Hill Preserve De has spectacled owl
 
Ellen Trout has eastern screech and spectacled owls, and Caldwell has burrowing owls.
 
Great Argus said:
Strigidae

Megascops

Western Screech-Owl (10-11 holders)

ASDM
CALM
Cascades Raptor Center
Cheyenne Mountain
El Paso
Hogle
Racine
The Living Desert
Tracy Aviary
World Center for Birds of Prey
Zoo Boise?

Eastern Screech-Owl (42-43 holders)

3 Palms
Akron
Animal Adventures
Anita Purves Nature Center
Audubon Sharon
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Mountain State Park
Bergen County
Birmingham
Cameron Park
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Carolina Raptor Center
Cincinnati
Cosley
Discovery Place Nature
Gabbert Raptor Center
Great Plains
Great Plains Nature Center
Houston
Jenkinson’s Aquarium
Lake Superior?
Lee Simmons
Leesburg Animal Park
Living Treasures
Louisville
Mill Mountain
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Science
Pioneers Park Nature Center
Quarry Hill Nature Center
Sandoway Discovery Center
Scovill
St. Louis
The Zoo in Forest Park
Tracy Aviary
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Wildwood
Wildlife Science Center
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Zoo Montana
Zoo Tampa


Ptilopsis

Southern White-faced Owl (3 holders)

Bronx
Metro Richmond
Sacramento


Pulsatrix

Spectacled Owl (22 holders)

African Lion Safari
Birmingham
Brights
Canadian Wildlife Park
Carolina Raptor Center
Dallas
DAK
DWA
Edmonton Valley
Fort Worth
LA
Lake Superior
Metro Richmond
Safari North Wildlife Park
San Francisco
St. Louis
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Tulsa
Woodland Park
World Bird Sanctuary


Bubo

Great Horned Owl (75-76 holders)

ABQ Biopark
African Lion Safari
Alaska
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Alexandria
Animal Adventures
Aquarium of Quebec
ASDM
Audubon Sharon
Austin
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Creek Pioneers Park
Bear Mountain State Park
Beardsley
Binder Park
Birmingham
Bronx
CALM
Cameron Park
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Cape May
Carolina Raptor Center
Cascades Raptor Center
Catoctin
Claws & Paws
Cleveland Museum of NH
Cohanzick
Cosley
Dallas
David Traylor
Elmwood Park
Gabbert Raptor Center
Hemker
High Desert Museum
Hogle
Hutchinson
Indian Creek
International Owl Center
Irvine Park & Zoo
Jack R. Facente Serpentarium
Lake Superior
Lee Simmons
Leesburg Animal Park
Living Treasures Laurel Highlands
Maine Wildlife Park
MacKenzie Center
Manitowoc Lincoln Park
Marshy Point Nature Center
McCarthy Wildlife Center
Minnesota
Navajo Nation
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Ochsner Park
Oklahoma City
Phillips Park
Pine Grove
Sacramento
Salmonier Nature Park?
Santa Barbara
Saskatoon Forestry Park & Zoo
Seaside Seabird Sanctuary
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
St. Louis
Staten Island
The Living Desert
Toronto
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Back
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Wildlife Science Center
Wildwood Zoo
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Zollman
Zoo Montana

Eurasian Eagle Owl (41 holders)

African Lion Safari
Animal Adventure Park
Aquarium of Quebec
Barn Hill Peserve
Birmingham
Boulder Ridge
Brights
Bronx
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Cape May
Cascades Raptor Center
Central Park
Cincinnati
Claws & Paws
Dallas
Edmonton Valley
Greenville
Gulf Breeze
International Owl Center
Jacksonville
LA
Lake Superior
Living Treasures Moraine
Luray
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Natural Bridge
Omaha
Riverbanks
Rosamond Gifford
Roscommon
Safari North Wildlife Park
San Diego
San Francisco
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
The Wild Animal Park
Toronto
Virginia Safari Park
World Bird Sanctuary
Zoo Knoxville

Pharaoh Eagle Owl

Woodland Park

Verreaux’s Eagle Owl (Milky Eagle Owl) (10 holders)

African Lion Safari
Cincinnati
Dallas
DAK
Fort Worth
Oregon
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Tracy Aviary
World Center for Birds of Prey
Zoo Atlanta

Snowy Owl (31-32 holders)

African Lion Safari
Alaska
Assiniboine Park
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bergen County
Big Bear Alpine
Bronx
Brookfield
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Cascades Raptor Center
Dodge Nature Center
Howell Nature Center
Indian Creek
John Ball
Lehigh Valley
Lincoln Park
Louisville
Maryland
Minnesota
NEW
Rockton
Roger Williams Park
Salmonier Nature Park?
Seneca Park
Staten Island
The Zoo in Forest Park
Toledo
Trevor
Tulsa
Woodland Park
Zollman
ZooAmerica


Athene

Burrowing Owl (42 holders)

ABQ Biopark
ASDM
Assiniboine Park
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Brandywine
Bronx
CALM
Calgary
Cascades Raptor Center
Charles Paddock
DWA
Edmonton Valley
Elmwood Park
High Desert Museum
Hogle
Houston
Hutchinson
Lake Superior
Living Coast Discovery Center
Knoxville
Memphis
National?
National Aviary
NEW
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Queens
Sacramento
Salisbury
San Antonio
San Diego
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Saskatoon Forestry Park & Zoo
St. Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
The Living Desert
Tracy Aviary
ZooAmerica
Zoo Miami


Ciccaba

Chaco Owl

African Lion Safari
Carolina Raptor Center


Strix

Spotted Owl (4 holders)

Mountain View Conservation & Breeding Center
Northwest Trek
Sequoia Park
Wildlife Center of NM

Barred Owl (64-65 holders)

Alexandria
Animal Adventures
Aquarium of the Americas
Audubon Sharon
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Creek Pioneer’s Park
Bear Mountain State Park
Beardsley
Binder Park
Birmingham
Calgary
Cameron Park
Cape May
Carolina Raptor Center
Cascades Raptor Center
Catoctin
Cincinnati
Cleveland Museum of NH
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
David Traylor
Dodge Nature Center
Edmonton Valley
Elmwood Park
Gabbert Raptor Center
Greenville
High Desert Museum
Howell Nature Center
Hutchinson
Indian Creek
Irvine Park & Zoo
Jack R. Facente Serpentarium
Lee Simmons
Lehigh Valley
Long Island Aquarium
Luray
MacKensie Center
Maine Wildlife Park
Marshy Point Nature Center
McCarthy Wildlife Sanctuary
National Aviary
North Carolina
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Ochsner Park
Plumpton Park
Popcorn Park
Rosamond Gifford
Saginaw Children’s Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
Save Our Seabirds
Shedd Aquarium
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
The Zoo in Forest Park
Toronto?
Tracy Aviary
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Upper Schuylkill Valley Park
Westwood Hills Nature Center
Wildlife Science Center
Wildwood Wildlife Park
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
World Bird Sanctuary
Zollman
ZooAmerica
Zoo Tampa

Tawny Owl (3 holders)

African Lion Safari
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center
World Bird Sanctuary

Ural Owl (2 holders)

African Lion Safari
World Bird Sanctuary

Great Gray Owl (4 holders)

Alaska
Calgary
Canadian Raptor Conservancy
Woodland Park


Asio

Long-eared Owl (3 holders)

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Tracy Aviary
ZooAmerica

Short-eared Owl (4 holders)

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Lee Simmons
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
World Bird Sanctuary


Surnia

Northern Hawk-Owl (1 holder)

World Bird Sanctuary


Aegolius

Northern Saw-whet Owl (8-9 holders)

Audubon Sharon
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Cascades Raptor Center
Gabbert Raptor Center
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
Quarry Hill Nature Center
Woodland Park?
World Bird Sanctuary
Zollmann


Ninox

Boobook sp

African Lion Safari
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Laura Quinn wild bird sanctuary has great horned owl, Eastern screech owl, barn owl, and barred owl
 
Sedgwick County Zoo now holds Spectacled Owl. Tanganyika Wildlife Park keeps a Eurasian Eagle-Owl
 
Jacksonville Zoo had Verreaux's (Milky) Eagle Owl back in January. Has this changed? I don't recall seeing any Eurasian Eagle Owls.

Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center has Great Horned Owls.
 
Some additions to your list:

EURASIAN EAGLE OWL
FL – Shell Factory Nature Park

GREAT HORNED OWL
FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
FL – Flamingo Gardens
FL – Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary
FL – Sawgrass Nature Center
FL – SeaWorld Orlando (as embassador)
NY – Holtsville Wildlife & Ecology Center
NY – Prospect Park Zoo
NY – Queens Zoo

EASTERN SCREECH OWL
FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
FL – Flamingo Gardens
FL – Frost Museum Of Science
FL – Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary
FL – Sawgrass Nature Center
NY – Quogue Wildlife Refuge

BARRED OWL
FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
FL – Flamingo Gardens
FL – Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary
FL – Sawgrass Nature Center
FL – Palm Beach Zoo
NY – Holtsville Wildlife & Ecology Center
NY – Quogue Wildlife Refuge

BURROWING OWL
FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
FL – Flamingo Gardens
FL – Sawgrass Nature Center

BARN OWL
AZ – Phoenix Zoo
FL – Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
FL – Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary
 
Is there a particular reason why Barred and Great Horned Owls are so common as rescues in nature centers, sanctuaries etc, but other geographically widespread species like Long-eared and Short-eared Owls are almost never found? I'd think larger owls like the GHO would be more scarce.
 
On top of Barn, Burrowing, and (seemingly unique) Ferruginous Pygmy Owls, Phoenix also keeps Great Horned & Spectacled Owls.
The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium, & Safari Park keeps Great Horned Owl, Eurasian Eagle Owl, & Verreaux's Eagle Owl.
 
SusScrofa said:
Is there a particular reason why Barred and Great Horned Owls are so common as rescues in nature centers, sanctuaries etc, but other geographically widespread species like Long-eared and Short-eared Owls are almost never found? I'd think larger owls like the GHO would be more scarce.
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Great Horned and Barred are common throughout their ranges and are frequently found in close proximity to people. Hence they are also prone to run-ins with vehicles, barbed wire fences, and what not. Long-eared and Short-eared Owls are both usually found in sparsely populated areas and are typically uncommon at best. Far less prone to crossing paths with humans.
 
Lowcountry Zoo has barn, barred, and great horned owls. It's a really small zoo, so it's easy to overlook. I really ought to upload all the photos I took the last time I was there.
 
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