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	Northern Hawk Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized owl.
		The term "hawk" refers to its falcon-like wing shape and long tail.
		The species is sometimes called simply the Hawk Owl; however, many species of owls in the Ninox genus are also called hawk owls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Hawk_Owl (251 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl - Denali Bird Watch
		Northern hawk owls, such as this male, are well camouflaged for their environment.
		Northern hawk owls are also vulnerable to poaching due to their tolerant nature and penchant for exposed perches.
		Northern hawk owls are one of the least studied birds in North America.
	www.nps.gov /dena/home/resources/Wildlife/birdweb/index/birdwatchNHO.htm (1329 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl
		HABITAT: The Northern Hawk Owl occupies northern forested habitats of the Northern Hemisphere.
		The Northern Hawk Owl hunts from an exposed perch.
		The common name is based on the physical and behavioral similarities of this owl to hawks.
	www.peregrinefund.org /Explore_Raptors/owls/nhawkowl.html (319 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		The northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) is a fairly common bird of the boreal forest in Alaska.
		The northern hawk owl is usually found perched on the top of a low tree or shrub from which it can scan open areas for its prey.
		Northern hawk owls benefit man by eating “agricultural” pests; however, most of the voles eaten are not serious competitors with man for food crops.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/bird/hawkowl.php (937 words)

	Hawk Owl, Northern - Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota
		Northern hawk owls are medium-sized and slender, with a long tail and narrowly pointed primary feathers.
		Hawk owls are nomadic, often migrating south into Canada and the northern United States when prey availability is low.
		The northern hawk owl breeds from April to May and nests in woodpecker holes and cavities in rotting tree stumps.
	www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu /print/raptor/info/hawkowl.html (404 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl
		Hobbs is an owl that was injured in the wild.
		Hawk owls can be identified by their long tail and pointed wings, dark feathers along the ear regions and eyes, brown feathers with white spots, and yellow beak and eyes.
		These owls are diurnal hunters, meaning they hunt during daylight hours.
	www.alaskazoo.org /willowcrest/hobbs.htm (521 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl Biology
		The owl is rich dark brown on the backside with large white spots on the outer wings and scapulars and some thin white bars on the tail feathers, the crown thickly spotted.
		The Hawk Owl appears capable of being quite prolific with usual North American clutch sizes of 3 - 9 eggs and 8 - 13 possible in good vole years (clutches of 7 are common).
		Movements: The Hawk Owl is quite dispersed, moves freely through the northern coniferous forests, is essentially nomadic, and quite irruptive depending on weather conditions and prey availability.
	www.owling.com /N-Hawk_nh.htm (858 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Northern Hawk Owl is smaller than a crow 15-17" (38 - 43 cm) Its wingspan is 33" (84 cm).
		The voice is a chattering ki ki ki ki, similar to a hawk or kestrel.
		The female lays 3-7 white eggs in a tree cavity, in an abandoned bird's nest, or (rarely) on a cliff.
	aviary.owls.com /hawk_owl/hawk_owl.html (207 words)

	Owls
		Owls have a third eyelid, which protects against damaging by twigs or the sharp bills of young owls waiting to be fed. Apart from its excellent sight, the owl's hearing is also very good and allows it to pinpoint the exact location of its prey in the dark.
		In Celtic mythology, the owl is one of the oldest animals in the world, along with the flbird, the stag, the eagle and the salmon.
		The Northern hawk owl is a medium sized owl, with a beak-to-tail length of 35-43 cm and a wing span of 69-82 cm.
	www.dierinbeeld.nl /animal_files/birds/owl (1630 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		During its visits, this owl is often seen perched at the very top of a tree or utility pole during the day.
		Hawk owls begin to breed when they are one year old.They make their nest in cavities, in nests abandoned by other birds, or on top of old stumps.
		Hawk owls are found in northern forests and bogs.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/birds/northernhawkowl.html (376 words)

	The Owls of the Maritimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is called a hawk owl because it has the long tail, short wings and highly maneuverable flight style of the forest hawks.
		Hawk owls will often perch at the top of a tall tree to get the best perspective on their hunting grounds.
		These owls tend to favour the hollow end of a broken-off tree stub as their nesting site, though they will also use cavities or, on occasion, old hawk or crow nests.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /natural/owls/owls.asp?Owl=northernhawk (146 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl, from Anchorage Alaska
		This Northern Hawk Owl's wing was permanently injured in an accident.
		Northern Hawk Owls are identified by the dark stripes along the disks around the eyes and by a tail as long as their bodies.
		Owls are able to turn their heads around much farther than humans because they have 14 bones in their neck.
	www.birdsinalaska.org /hawkowl.htm (462 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		The vocalization of the Northern Hawk Owl is variable and persistent during the breeding season.
		Reproductive studies of Northern Hawk Owls in other areas of their range have found nesting to be in unlined hollows or cavitys.
		Northern Hawk Owls produces smooth, slightly glossy eggs that are white, infrequently with a hint of yellow, and are blunt elliptical-oval to elongate-oval in shape (Eckert 1974, Baicich and Harrison 1997).
	fwp.mt.gov /fieldguide/detail_ABNSB07010.aspx (1537 words)

	northern hawk-owl or northern hawk owl prowl
		Northern Hawk Owls do not migrant but sometimes move South in search of food during the winter.
		In the winter Michigan host Hawk Owls in the Eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula near Sault Ste Marie pronounced(Sue Saint Marie).
		Look for Hawk Owls to be perched high on a telephone pole or the edge of a woodlot.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Wetlands/5181/hawkowl.htm (676 words)

	Minnesota Profile: Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) - Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Minnesota DNR
		The northern hawk owl is a bird of birch-coniferous forests and muskeg across subarctic Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia, and Eurasia.
		The movements of many northern owl species are closely connected to cyclical fluctuations in their prey's reproduction cycles.
		Look for a hawk owl to be sitting high on an exposed snag or treetop at the edge of a clearing or bog, often with its tail cocked.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /volunteer/janfeb02/profile.html (422 words)

	M.O.U. Owl Invasion 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A Northern Hawk Owl in the Sax-Zim Bog.
		This particular individual was not assumed to be a resident bird (Northern Hawk Owl is a rare resident in the boreal regions of northeastern Minnesota).
		Concentrations of Great Gray Owls have been recorded this winter in the Sax-Zim Bog area of St. Louis County, along the North Shore of Lake Superior from Duluth to Two Harbors, in northern Aitkin County, and in the northern portions of Pine County.
	www.cbs.umn.edu /~mou/owls.html (1608 words)

	idaho mountain express : Birders gaga over Canadian visitor — A northern hawk owl lands in Elkhorn : For the ...
		A northern hawk owl—a species that is common to the boreal forest of Canada and Alaska—is spending the winter in Elkhorn.
		According to another site, owling.com, northern hawk owls can "usually be seen perched in a high vantage point, tree limb or even telephone pole, scanning for prey.
		The northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula, is a fairly common bird of the boreal forest in Alaska, according to ornithology sources.
	www.mtexpress.com /2004/04-01-14/04-01-14owl.htm (576 words)

	All About Birds
		A bird of boreal forests, the Northern Hawk Owl is distinctive among owls for its morphology and behavior.
		The Northern Hawk Owl can detect prey by sight at a distance of up to 800 meters (half a mile).
		Though it is thought to detect prey primarily by sight, the Northern Hawk Owl can find and seize prey under 30 cm (1 foot) of snow.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Northern_Hawk_Owl.html (141 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Strigidae - Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
		The Boreal Owl is a smaller bird, with a short, stubby tail.
		The streaking on the breast of the Boreal Owl is vertical, not horizontal.
		Breeding Range (see map below): The Northern Hawk Owl breeds and is resident in a wide band across North America roughly corresponding to the northern boreal forests of the continent.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/owls/Sulula.htm (230 words)

	Manitoba'sNocturnal Owl Survey Update 2000
		As such, the owl detection trends from the two sampling periods are separated in Graphs 1 and 2.
		Early studies suggest that this owl eats primarily small rodents, but recent evidence indicates that grouse, ptarmigan, and hares comprise a greater proportion of their diet than previously thought.
		However, this dimorphism is not strongly pronounced in the Northern Hawk Owl.
	www.naturenorth.com /summer/creature/owl/owl_new/owl2001.html (1547 words)

	Northern Hawk Owls
		Artie went on to say, "there are 14 Northern Hawk Owls here; they haven't been here in nearly 80 years!" Now I've seen hawk owls for years in Alaska and for one reason or another, every time I had an opportunity to take their photo something would happen so I would end up getting skunked.
		The change in the owl's attitude came from the fact that it was on the hunt.
		This is what the hawk owl was doing, getting ready to cast a pellet and until it had done so, it wasn't going to eat the vole it had just caught.
	www.moosepeterson.com /phototips/hawkowl.html (2309 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Following 3 images of Northern Hawk Owl were taken at Aitkin County, Minnesota U.S. All rights reserved.
		Image # 18058: Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula - 2/5/05 - Nikkor VR 80-400mm lens with a Nikon D100.
		Image # 18183: Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula - 2/5/05 - Nikkor VR 80-400mm lens with a Nikon D100.
	www.1000birds.com /reports_DUL-NorthernHawkOwl.htm (74 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl description
		During the breeding season in March and April, Northern Hawk Owls were never detected during nightly owl surveys in the Preserve but they were heard calling during the morning when passerine surveys were being conducted.
		As with all owls, the primary feathers of their wings are modified to eliminate the noise of airflow, creating virtually silent flight for hunting.
		Within the Preserve, only one Northern Hawk Owl was detected during the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Bird Inventory (June 1999 and 2000) and it was in the Charley Foothills (CF) ecological unit.
	www.nps.gov /yuch/Expanded/key_resources/birds/species_descriptions/noho_description.htm (642 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl Home Page @ North American Owls: the Web Site
		is a hawk-like, crow-sized owl that lives in Canada and Alaska, where, like other boreal owls, it is surprisingly "tame" around human beings.
		The owl's diet consists mainly of lemmings and other small rodents, but will hunt mammals as large as a snowshoe hare, and birds as large as ptarmigans.
		The Northern Hawk Owl hunts mainly during the daytime by perching on a tree branch and waiting expectantly (body often tilted forward) for prey to appear.
	www.quass.com /owlspecies/northernhawkowl.html (339 words)

	Northern Hawk Owl - Surnia ulula
		The Northern Hawk Owl is a very "high latitude" owl that is found around the world in the northern hemisphere.
		The distinctly Hawk-like or Falcon-like owl is usually seen perched in a high vantage point, tree limb or even telephone pole, scanning for prey.
		This is a very bold, almost tame, owl that seems focused on prey and some times may be approached very close with little obvious fear or concern of people.
	www.owling.com /Northern_Hawk.htm (331 words)

	Caribou, Northern Hawk Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The northern hawk owl can be found in Canada.
		Northern hawk owl eat mice and red back voles.
		Their enemies are the great horn owl and the goshawk.
	volweb.utk.edu /Schools/sumnercs/nberry/akcaribou.htm (104 words)

	Hawk Owls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Although a true owl, this bird closely resembles a hawk because of its short, relatively pointed wings, long wedge shaped tail, and its hawk-like flight and perching posture.
		The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia Ulula) like the Boreal Owl ranks as one of the most wanted bird species on most birders North American list.
		The owl I studied is called the Hawk owl.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/owls_hawk.htm (159 words)

	Owl News - Northern Hawk Owl makes rare local appearance
		According to Chuck Gates, President of the East Cascades Bird Conservancy this is the first time the Northern Hawk Owl has been seen and verified in Oregon since 1972.
		The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) is about 16" tall with a wing span of about 28" and weighs about 11 oz.
		If you intend to view this little beauty, please take binoculars or a spotting scope along with you (although there is usually someone there who is willing to share).
	www.owlpages.com /news.php?article=203 (275 words)

	Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
		The Owl Monitoring project will fill this gap with a new volunteer-based owl survey to be conducted between late March and early April each year.
		Owl monitoring volunteers will be provided with the necessary training and materials, including a CD of northern owl calls.
		Every owl species detected will be recorded on a data sheet, including direction and estimated distance to each owl.
	www.hawkridge.org /research/springowl.html (482 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Northern Hawk-Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		There are indications that this owl was more common in the nineteenth century.
		Like the Northern Shrike and the American Kestrel, it habitually perches alert and upright, often for long periods, overlooking an open meadow or barren land, ever watchful for the small birds and rodents upon which it preys.
		Like the Snowy Owl, it is a bird of the northern regions.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0213.htm (365 words)

	Wordsmith.org: Wordsmith Talk: Northern Hawk Owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Recently on NPR I heard of a sighting of an owl I hadn't known of before, the northern hawk owl, right near here.
		I found a Northern Hawk Owl hit on the road a few years back - identified it from its plumage when I checked my Peterson's guide.
		Other regular notable encounters are with owls - I hear them most evenings, and have seen them numerous times too, once nearly having a barn-owl fly into me when walking in the field - he was clearly as shocked as I by the near-miss!
	wordsmith.org /board/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=157363&an=0&page=0 (1654 words)

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