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.

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 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.

Home of the Big Apple itself, you may not think of hawks when you think of New York. In fact, when you think of New York, the ...

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, known for its agility and precision, has directly influenced the development of morphing wings and tails in drones like the LIS Raptor.

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.

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.