Comparison of northern goshawk nesting habitat in Appalachian oak and northern hardwood forests of Pennsylvania

J.T. Kimmel; R.H. Yahner

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Comparison of northern goshawk nesting habitat in Appalachian oak and northern hardwood forests of Pennsylvania

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Authors:

J.T. Kimmel, R.H. Yahner

Year:

1991

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McCormick, Larry H.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings, 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1991 March 4-6; University Park, PA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-148. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 588.

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Abstract

The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) is a rare to uncommon woodland raptor in Pennsylvania. Although it is primarily a boreal species, the goshawk nests in Northern Hardwoods and Appalachian oak forests along the southern margin of its range in Pennsylvania. This study compared the nesting habitat of goshawks in Appalachian oak and Northern Hardwoods forests in Pennsylvania during the 1989-90 field seasons.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

Citation

Kimmel, J.T.; Yahner, R.H. 1991. Comparison of northern goshawk nesting habitat in Appalachian oak and northern hardwood forests of Pennsylvania. In: McCormick, Larry H.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings, 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1991 March 4-6; University Park, PA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-148. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 588.