I was just making a meme joke, but owls are so cool! I got into the Merlin app last year, the one that Cornell puts out, and man owls are cool AND elusive. We've gotten to the point where my brother and I were laying in a field staring at a barn that we heard was housing the last owl on his list that he hadn't seen. My sister has one that lives in her tree, and every evening if you happen to be looking you can watch it dive out of the tree, spread its wings, and soar away. They are majestic.
If you ever feel like getting the app, it also makes traveling even more fun. I was out visiting my future in-laws in Virginia last year and was way too stoked to track down a cardinal.