On a recent trip to northern Minnesota for the annual raptor migration, a good friend and licensed raptor bander captured a juvenile northern goshawk as part of his ongoing research project. I had ...

Northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) are the largest of the accipiters; large enough to prey upon grouse, crows, snowshoe hares and chickens. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Goshawks are mostly birds of the northern forest, found across the cap of the globe in Europe, Asia and North America. About the size of a red-tailed hawk, they are revered in many cultures as a ...

Northern goshawks nest in the region but are not that common. Though many raptors hunt in the open country, the goshawk is a bird of the forest feeding largely on hare and grouse.

Recently at a bird gathering in a family member’s backyard in Bismarck, an interesting raptor had shown itself, attempting to grab a bird near feeder for dinner. That interesting find ...

Previously referred to as the Northern goshawk, the species is now recognized as two separate subspecies: the American goshawk and Eurasian goshawk. In Oregon, American goshawks primarily inhabit ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners made the announcement Saturday that the northern goshawk was placed on the state’s endangered-species list.

We have two species of forest hawks: the American goshawk and the much smaller sharp-shinned hawk. Both have short, broad, powerful wings and long tails, which let them dash through thick ...

“Northern Goshawks are known to be among the most fierce hawks,” officials said in the post. “Their short, broad wings and long rudderlike tail give it superior aerial agility.

The northern goshawk, a favorite of bird watchers in Japan, always cuts a fine figure whether in flight with its wings spread or at rest in a tree.

A northern goshawk punctured Thane Phillips's helmet while he was biking the Mother-Tucker trail. Experts say the bird species is feeling the threat of habitat loss in the boreal forest.