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375K views · 10K reactions | Flash, a Northern Goshawk and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, working with one of her Avian Care Specialists on the glove. The name goshawk comes from the Old English word for “goose hawk,” a reference to this raptor’s habit of preying on birds. Falconers have trained goshawks for more than 2,000 years; the birds were once called “cook’s hawk” for their success at snaring meat for the pot. | Alaska Raptor Center | Facebook

Last week, one of our wildlife biologists was lucky to see two Northern Goshawk nests and a Great Gray Owl and its baby. Wildlife crews actively search for goshawks on the Payette by playing a goshawk territorial call, and then wait to see if a bird responds. If one does, crews search for a nest, although goshawks are notorious for dive bombing intruders that get too close to their nest! Great Gray Owls are Idaho’s largest and perhaps most secretive owls. They are almost always associated with m

6.7K reactions · 117 shares | Here is Daisy and North our Northern Goshawk! | Gauntlet Birds of Prey, Eagle & Vulture Park, Knutsford | Facebook