The Northern Hawk Owl has been my signature bird ever since I started/created my 365 blog/website 12 years ago. It has been on my web site’s banner since day #1. This past Sunday right after church, I attached my new license plates. HawkOwl!

During year #1, before social media exploded, I found a Northern Hawk Owl a bit north of Duluth. For a week I watched the owl by myself. Shortly thereafter while volunteering at Sax-Zim Bog, I happened to mention to some other staff that I had found this cool bird. Oh wow, did everyone want to know where and see the NHO! Quite frankly I had no idea at the time how rare a bird I had found. You’ll now know it’s me when you see this vehicle on the back roads of Minnesota. If it’s in winter, I may be looking for a Northern Hawk Owl!

Learn more about the Northern Hawk Owl (link goes to Cornell)