There are scattered all over Termina The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask in total ten owl statues. Once you have activated a statue, you can use it to Song of Soaring Select as a quick travel destination. For ours Majora’s Mask 100% walkthrough We activate all ten statues the first time you visit the respective area.
In the Nintendo 64 version you have to hit an owl statue once with the sword so that its wings spread. Only then will the location appear on the Song of Soaring travel map. Especially with the numerous Side Quests and the three-day structure, a complete fast travel network saves a lot of time later.
The owl statues also have a storage function in the original Nintendo 64 version. If you speak to an activated statue, you can interrupt the game and save. However, this owl memory is only a temporary memory: after loading it will be deleted again. A permanent save status, however, is created by returning to the first day with the Song of Time.
1. South Clock Town
The first owl statue is located directly in South Clock Town in the immediate vicinity of the clock tower and the entrance to West Clock City. You will pass it during the first three-day cycle, but at this point you cannot activate it regularly with a sword as Deku Link.
As soon as you have your human form again after the first time travel, you should unlock the statue directly. South Clock Town then becomes your most important quick travel destination, as from here you can reach the bank, shops, inn, milk bar and the various city districts within a few seconds.
Fast travel destination: Clock Town
2. Southern Swamp
The second owl statue can be found on your first visit to the Southern Swamp. It stands on dry ground in the immediate vicinity of the swamp information center and the boat launch.
Be sure to activate it before heading deeper into the swamp. The fast travel destination will later be required for the photo competition, certificate exchange, Koume’s boat trip and several Pieces of Heart, among others.
Fast travel destination: Southern Swamp
3. Woodfall
The next statue is on the large central platform in Woodfall, immediately in front of the Woodfall Temple location. You reach the area via the Deku Palace and the subsequent path with the Deku flowers.
On this platform you will learn the Song of Soaring before or on the way here. Then immediately activate the owl statue. This is particularly practical because the actual temple only appears after you have played the Sonata of Awakening as Deku Link on the marked platform.
After traveling through time, you can return directly to Woodfall and don’t have to travel the entire way through the swamp and Deku Palace again.
Fast travel destination: Woodfall
4. Mountain Village
After Woodfall our journey leads into the snowy mountains. The Owl Statue of the Mountain Village is on the lower level near the blacksmith shop and the path to the Goron Village.
Activate it on the first visit if possible. This fast travel point is one of the most useful in the game because we return to the Mountain Village several times: for Darmani and the Goron Mask, Spring to Goht, Don Gero’s Mask, the Goron Racetrack and finally the Gilded Sword.
Fast travel destination: Mountain Village
5. Snowhead
The fifth statue is waiting right in front of the Snowhead Temple. From the Mountain Village follow the path to Snowhead and overcome the snowy ramps and the narrow abysses with Goron Link’s roll.
Shortly before the actual temple you will find the owl statue at the end of the climb. Be sure to activate it before entering the temple. This allows you to return directly to Goht after later time travel and defeat him again to immediately restore spring to the mountains.
This is exactly what is very practical, for example, for the Goron racetrack and the production of the Gilded Sword.
Fast travel destination: Snowhead
6. Milk Road
The next owl statue is on the Milk Road, on the way to the Romani Ranch and the Gorman brothers’ racetrack. It is still outside the actual ranch.
There is within the Romani Ranch itself no owl statue. The statue on the Milk Road is therefore your nearest fast travel destination.
Activate it at the latest when you blast open access to the Romani Ranch with the powder keg for the first time. From here you can reach both the ranch and the Gorman racetrack in a short time.
Fast travel destination: Milk Road
7. Great Bay
After receiving Epona, the main story takes you to the west coast of Termina. The owl statue of the Great Bay stands on a small platform near the Marine Research Lab.
Activate it as soon as possible after your arrival. This point is particularly practical for the search for the seven Zora eggs, as you have to travel several times between the research laboratory, Pirates’ Fortress and Pinnacle Rock.
We will also return to this part of the coast later for some Pieces of Heart and Side Quests.
Fast travel destination: Great Bay
8. Zora Cape
Just one area further, the eighth owl statue is already waiting. It is located at Zora Cape outside the Zora Hall and is therefore part of a separate fast travel destination.
Although Great Bay and Zora-Kap are directly connected to each other, you should activate both statues. Zora Cape is the much better starting point for Zora’s Cave, Lulu, the Beaver Races, the Waterfall and the Great Fairy Spring of the Great Bay.
From here we also start the path to Great Bay Temple later, after Lulu got her voice back through the New Wave Bossa Nova.
Fast travel destination: Zora Cape
9. Ikana Canyon
The ninth owl statue is at the top of the Ikana Canyon. After you have gained access with Garo’s mask, you first have to get across the river and use the Hookshot to pull yourself up the canyon on the trees or branches.
Once at the top you will find the statue in the immediate vicinity of the entrance area. Activate it immediately. Ikana is one of the largest areas in the game and we return here several times – including the Music Box House, Fountain, Castle of Ikana, Haunted House, Deed Dealer and the Hidden Shrine.
The statue saves a lot of walking work.
Fast travel destination: Ikana Canyon
10. Stone Tower
The final owl statue is at the top of Stone Tower, right in front of the entrance to Stone Tower Temple. You will only reach it after Igos du Ikana teaches you the Elegy of Emptiness.
As you climb up, you have to repeatedly weigh down the large switches with images of Link, Goron Link and Zora Link in order to move the huge stone blocks. At the very end of this long path, the owl statue awaits.
Be sure to activate before you enter the Stone Tower Temple. If you miss something later or need to return after traveling through time, you can skip the entire complex climb.
The statue also plays an important role in the rotation of the temple. After you have received the Light Arrows, you can shoot the red switch in front of the entrance and thereby turn the entire Stone Tower upside down.
Fast travel destination: Stone Tower
All 10 owl statues at a glance
1. Clock Town: South Clock Town near the clock tower.
2. Southern Swamp: at the Swamp Info Center.
3. Woodfall: central platform in front of the Woodfall Temple.
4. Mountain Village: near the blacksmith shop.
5. Snowhead: in front of the Snowhead Temple.
6. Milk Road: on the way to Romani Ranch.
7. Great Bay: at the Marine Research Lab.
8. Zora Cape: outside Zora Hall.
9. Ikana Canyon: in the upper canyon after the hook climb.
10. Stone Tower: directly in front of the Stone Tower Temple.
Overall: 10 out of 10 owl statues.
Song of Soaring and Fast Travel
Once you have learned the Song of Soaring, you can use fast travel from almost any outdoor area. Play the melody ↓ ← ↑ ↓ ← ↑ and then select an already activated owl statue on the map.
A statue must have been activated with the sword at least once before. Undiscovered statues cannot be targeted. That’s exactly why we activate every new point immediately on the first visit.
The ten owl statues cover all major regions of Termina. There are in particular no additional statue directly in the Romani Ranch, in the Goron Village, in the Ikana Cemetery or in the Pirates’ Fortress. The closest fast travel destinations are Milk Road, Mountain Village, Ikana Canyon respectively Great Bay.
Differences in Majora’s Mask 3D
In Majora’s Mask 3D the save system has been changed. In addition to the well-known owl statues, there are additional feather statues that can be used for storage. However, they are not additional targets for Song of the Wings. The actual owl statues are mostly in the same locations as in the Nintendo 64 original.
Our 100% Walkthrough is based on the Nintendo 64 version. The ten activated owl statues listed above are part of the complete fast travel network.