Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis
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Length: 19 inches Wingspan: 42 inches
Sexes similar, but females much larger
Medium-sized, broad-winged, long-tailed hawk
Short, dark, hooked beak
Rounded wings ...
Northern Goshawk
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NORTHERN GOSHAWK FACTS
Description
The Northern Goshawk has a blue gray back and pale gray underside, with fine bars on the chest. The top of the head is dark gray and it has a white stripe above the eyes.
Song: Northern Goshawk Call.
Migration: Some migration southward in winter from normal range in Canada, New England, and the U.S. Rockies. Some permanent residents in the Black Hills.
Northern Goshawk Stories from our Readers
Last week of July 2006, Bearhole Lk PP, BC. Kiskatinaw forestry road runs along the northern park boundary.
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
by Damian Fagan
I count my strides as I proceed through the Ponderosa woodland, "seventy-eight, seventy-nine". I stop to recheck my compass bearing.
The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a large (20 - 26 inch), robust hawk. It has a long narrow tail and short rounded wings. The wingspread is 3-1/2 to 4 feet. There is a whitish stripe over the eye.
Northern Goshawk
(Accipiter gentilis)
Status: Vagrant.
Last recorded on site in 1987
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus)
Status Uncommon resident. Breeds. Most frequently seen during fall migration. Favours heavily wooded areas, and does not fly high.
Northern goshawks are strong, powerful birds of prey that live in mature woodlands. Hunting amongst the trees is easy for these skilled fliers, with their rapid turn of speed and excellent manoeuvrability.
Northern Goshawk
Male
Grey-brown with horizontal barring on underparts.
Accipiter gentilis ...
Northern Goshawk
Immature
Brown back with white mottling
Long, black and brown banded tail with uneven bands
White eyebrow usually obvious
© Matt MacGillivray, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 2009 ...
Northern goshawks, and other great horned owls.
Habitat
Dense forests, deserts and plains to city parks; throughout North America, Central America and South America.
Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
European black vulture (Aegypius monachus)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) ...
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis. Accidental.
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus. Breeder. Fairly common in all seasons and regions. Found in moist woodlands and swamps. Low Conservation Concern.
northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis)
peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus)
gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus)
red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis)
great horned owls (Bubo virginianus)
snowy owls (Nyctea scandiaca) ...
Fox, coyote, northern goshawk, owls.
Habitat and range
Mainly they live in wooded areas in the eastern to northeastern part of the state. Woodcock are migratory birds,and spend the winter in a number of southern states.
GosHawks aka Northern Goshawks
Birds of Prey ... The Sport of Falconry ...
OTHER NAME: Northern Goshawk
STATUS IN OKLAHOMA:
Occurs wooden and open habitats. Rare winter visitor, chiefly in northern countries; not every year, more common in 1972 and 1973; November (September 30) ---early March (April 7).
THE GOSHAWK.
[Northern Goshawk.]
ASTUR PALUMBARIUS, Linn.
[Accipiter gentilis.] ...
PREDATORS : The main predators of red squirrels in Alberta are raptors, probably principally northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) [24].
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis: Mount Rainier National Park, WA, 05 Aug
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus: San Bernardino Airport, Redlands, CA, 03 Jan
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus: Woodstock, NY, 02 July ...
First of all we had the Northern Goshawk (family Accipitridae - Hawks) in our garden once. It had just caught a woodpigeon. We quickly tried to take some pictures but with not a good result.
Predators:
Red-Tailed Hawk, Northern Goshawk, the Peregrine Falcon, and the ring-tailed cat.
Locomotion:
They are strong fliers and generally fly at a high altitude. When they fly it is often in a V-formation or a line.
Natural predators include Northern Goshawks, Great Horned Owls and probably other large raptors including Cooper's and Red-tailed Hawks. Fishers prey upon eggs and young in the nest.
Did you know?
Several raptors pose a threat to this parrot. Notable are the Red-Tailed Hawk, Northern Goshawk, and the Peregrine Falcon. Their nesting and roosting sites are also in danger from the Ring-Tailed Cat.
Accipiter gentilis - Northern Goshawk
Accipiter nisus - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (photo)
Accipiter badius - Shikra
Accipiter brevipes - Levant Sparrowhawk
Buteo
Buteo buteo - Common Buzzard
Buteo rufinus - Long-legged Buzzard ...
It is a widespread species throughout the temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. In North America it is named as the Northern Goshawk. It is mainly resident, but birds from colder regions of north Asia and Canada migrate south for the winter.
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) ...
(210) Black Guillemot (10) Common Redpoll (2)
EASTERN PT., GLOUCESTER (1015-1115) Gadwall (27) EARED GREBE (1)-usual Niles Beach indiv. in situ. Northern Goshawk (1 imm.) Gray Catbird (1)
Rick Heil S.Peabody,MA
:rsheil@juno.com ...
 See also: Goshawk, Hawk, Eagle, Falcon, Perch
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