Bear owl!

Here are some Swords & Wizardry stats for a new monster to give players a bit of a laugh immediately prior to the running and screaming and being dropped from a great height onto the rocks below. (Please excuse the stupid sketch. If you could charitably imagine that I was deliberately aiming for an “old-school fanzine/Monster Manual cover” vibe, that would help enormously.)

BEAR OWL

Hit Dice: 4+2
Armour Class: 6 [13]
Attacks: 2 talons (1d6 each)
Saving Throw: 13
Special: +2 to surprise
Move: 6/18 (flying)
Alignment: Neutral
Challenge Level/XP: 5/240

These odd creatures have the bodies of giant tawny owls but the heads of brown bears. Unlike normal owls, they are active during the day. Ungainly on the ground, bear owls can fly swiftly and silently despite their size, gaining a +2 bonus to surprise opponents.

They have ravenous appetites and will try to kill and eat anything that is not obviously too strong for them. Children and halflings are especially at risk when bear owls are hunting. If a bear owl scores hits with both talons while attacking a small creature from the air, the victim must make a saving throw (or a Strength check or whatever the Referee decides) or be lifted up and carried off to be devoured at leisure elsewhere. Any damage suffered by the bear owl will cause it to drop its prey, with whatever consequences that entails.

While omnivorous, they have a special fondness for honey and can sniff the stuff out from miles away. Bear owls are the bane of beekeepers.

They build their nests on rocky cliff ledges, where sometimes the remains of their meals include shiny trinkets or other objects of value. Bear owl eggs sell to collectors for up to 800 gp.