A northern hawk owl has taken up residence in a swampy area just north of the town of Charlevoix, said Darrell Lawson, president of the Petoskey Regional Audubon Society. Northwestern Michigan College, hasn't used a nickname since it last competed in intercollegiate sports in 1976. Chloe: Sadly, Chloe passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2013. by Bill Thompson, III | Editor, ... and Whitefish Point is one of the better sites in the state for migrating northern saw-whet and long-eared owls, and for rare irruptives including boreal, great gray, and Northern hawk owls. Its long tail and habit of perching atop solitary trees and hunting by daylight, though, are reminiscent of a hawk. NMC formally adopts Hawk Owls as new nickname. A northern hawk owl — a boreal forest species normally found farther north — has turned up in Marquette just south of Presque Isle Park, drawing birders to the lakefront. Northwestern Michigan College here in Traverse City has just under 5000 students and is turning from a 2 year to a 4 year college. While they tend to stick closer to rivers and lakes around this time of year, we see bald eagles on a regular basis during the tour. Traverse City, MI — For the first time in more than 35 years, Michigan’s oldest community college has an official nickname. Short-eared Owl: Endangered. Observations of Northern Hawk-owls nesting in Roseau County. 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. Its oval body, yellow eyes, and round face enclosed by dark parentheses are distinctly owl. Its oval body, yellow eyes, and round face enclosed by dark parentheses are distinctly owl. SNOWY OWL PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR | Michigan, USA. It is the mascot of my site. A bird of boreal forests, the Northern Hawk Owl behaves like a hawk but looks like an owl. With a good mix of northern boreal bird life as well as many species at the northern or eastern extremes of their ranges. Katherine McKeever, Robert Nero, and C. Stuart Houston kindly reviewed the … In normal winters one or two Hawk Owls wander from their Canadian boreal forest homelands and turn up, to our delight, in our neck of the woods in northern Michigan. (1987). Northern Hawk Owl In the northern forest, a lucky observer may spot this long-tailed owl perched upright at the top of a spruce. Common Redpoll. (Blandford Nature Center) Before that Barn Owl was found, the last pair of breeding barn owls was seen in the state in 1983 with the last single Barn Owl seen in 2000. northern hawk owl, chippewa county, michigan, photo by twurdemann. Sharp-shinned hawks are quite common here in Michigan. At night the Great Horned Owls kill roosting owls while they are resting or enter nests and take eggs or young. He … As part of this, they will be adding athletics again, and that means they need a mascot. northern hawk owl, chippewa county, michigan, photo by twurdemann Northwestern Michigan College here in Traverse City has just under 5000 students and is turning from a 2 year to a 4 year college. As part of this, they will be adding athletics again, and that means they need a mascot. Red-breasted Nuthatch. This is a Gray Jay, a friendly bird of the northwoods.