Everyone knows you will find Bald Eagles, and lots of other birds scavenging road kill in the winter. Pay attention to railroad tracks. This morning I found five Bald Eagles enjoying some fresh white-tail deer. Here photos of three different eagles.

Earlier in the morning I also found this Rough Legged Hawk hunting.

Finally, my target bird was to find a Northern Hawk Owl which has been seen periodically. Here is some information which may help others be more successful than I was this morning. I failed.

Some ideas for possibly finding the Northern Hawk Owl. There have been periodic reports of a NHO hunting on Arkola Rd one mile west of Owl Avenue. I looked hard for the bird w/o success this morning, but perhaps with this information you may have more luck. South of Arkola Rd about two hundreds yards through the Spruce Trees is a HUGE open area which is where I believe the NHO spends most of its time hunting. I walked through the deep snow (2 to 3 feet deep) and thick stands of spruce to reach that area. Bring some binoculars. There are a fantastic number of hunting perches throughout the big open area. I tried this at two spots separated by 1/2 mile. This is super habitat for a NHO. I doubt it will spend much time by the road. Please let me know if you are successful.