A majestic accipiter, the American goshawk (previously called the northern goshawk) rules from the forest trees. Learn how to spot one.

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.

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.

A northern goshawk that was shot in the shoulder had to be euthanized after staff at the Mountain Avian Rescue Society were unable to save the endangered bird, found near Port McNeill.

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.

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