Prey of breeding Northern Goshawks in Washington

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-305

  Watson, James W ^a   Hays, David W ^a   Finn, Sean P ^a,c   Meehan Martin, Paul ^b,d  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b Research Experiment Station   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Snohomish County Public Works   (United States)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Diet; Food habits; Grouse; Hare; Northern Goshawk; Washington

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; RAPTOR;

UNITED STATES;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; BONASA UMBELLUS; DENDRAGAPUS OBSCURUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; TAMIASCIURUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 0032461502     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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