Accipiters

Accipiters: Short, rounded wings with long tails used as rudders that allow them to maneuver forests with agility. They have long legs and toes used to grasp smaller birds in flight. These are more secretive and less conspicuous raptors. On migration flight pattern distinctive “flap-flap-glide” pattern.

Northern Goshawk

CGORS has trapped and processed 1,198 Northern Goshawks since 1952. Our last great year was 1982 when the station trapped and processed 387 birds. Since that time were are lucky to catch more than one goshawk per year. The breakdown for birds with a recorded age/sex are as follows:

Immature Females: 162
Immature Males: 338
Adult Females: 305
Adult Males: 340

Cooper’s Hawk

CGORS has trapped and processed 2,167 Cooper’s Hawks since 1952. The breakdown for birds with a recorded age/sex are as follows:

Immature Females: 864
Immature Males: 621
Adult Females: 315
Adult Males: 362

Sharp-shinned Hawk

CGORS has trapped and processed 22,503 Sharp-shinned Hawks since 1952. The breakdown for birds with a recorded age/sex are as follows:

Immature Females: 6,938
Immature Males: 7,252
Adult Females: 4,447
Adult Males: 3,787