14 November 10 a.m. near Tyler Airport. 1 Goshawk circling, flapping, and gliding at about 200 feet elevation. The winds were steady at about 15 miles per hour.
My profile is my cardinal rules. 1) Northern Goshawks are moving into cities and suburbs and have been doing so for many years. 2) Northern Goshawks are not "habitat conscious", they are "prey conscious", and do not look just for prey, but for large quantities of prey, and large quantities of prey can be found in cities and suburbs. 3) Northern Goshawks love the wind, sun, clouds , and thermals; Cooper's don't- but do- during migration . 4) To observe a perched goshawk is a rare event, but this rare event is but one side of a coin. Northern goshawks can be an elusive subject, but not in the sky! 5) You show me doves- and I will show you goshawks. You show me pigeons- and I will show you goshawks. You show me quail- and I will show you goshawks!
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