Hawklike in both appearance and behavior, this owl is primarily active during the day in the boreal forests of northern Canada and Alaska. Yellow eyes peer from a whitish face with a V-shaped speckled head and distinctive black borders. They are otherwise brown with whitish spots and heavy horizontal barring along the front and underparts. Hawk owls are nonmigratory but do move around, tracking available prey. At times, it can be seen in southern Canada and the northern US. They perch along the tops of solitary tall trees, flying fast and low between trees and sometimes hovering. Once prey is spotted, they attack in very fast flight, like falcons.