Goshawks— one-off sightings

 Or one-er sightings. Definition: As we went a- traveling for 13 years, money-wise it was best to stop by the month or more or by the week. To get to where we were going and usually spend four months there, we often spent one night at an RV park. So here are my drive by sightings or sighting in areas where we spent only one week or less, which indicates to me how common are NG. All of these sightings are of NG in flight but not in migration. In other words, resident raptors.  I did not say resident nesters, of course.

Towson, MD, called the suburbs of Baltimore, about 20 miles away. A female NG, imm. The raptor may have just left its perch. It was away from my position and going farther away. The next  day the same location, same altitude, same time frame, same flight direction, was a imm.female NG. I alerted the authorities. They said they would begin a search for a nest.

Carthage, MO. Very near down town a female NG soaring. The next day, in suburbs, female NG soaring.

Thackersville, OK. The largest cock- fighting hatchery in the U.S. A NG ripping along the buildings at about 20 feet altitude.

Livingston, TX. Near the Louisiana border. My first NG in Texas. Georgetown, 40 miles from Austin, my last NG sighting in Texas. Galveston, two different NG, my first and only time time there. We drove around for an hour or so.

New Mexico— Albuquerque. We were there for a week. Two daily sighting of a female NG circling over the highway. Demming — NG circling over the town.

Colorado. Near Cortes at the Indian Ruins. A male NG ripping through. I contacted the authority and was told— We Don’t Care to Post Sightings of NG, for the fear of falconers finding the nest.

Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah. A mature NG cutting through, because of the altitude of the hawk and the speed and direction, I think this NG was in migration.

South Rim of Grand Canyon. Four sightings within seven days. Two  of those days, a sighting of doubles.

Junction City Kansas, away from town. One sighting.

Oregon— Albany. A imm. Male at close range. On another year, imm. Male at close range. 

California— in the hills just over the rv park, a NG came ripping through. I went to the club house   to find on a clip board the birds observed at the rv park. NG was not on the list. Below Coursegold is the small village of Hazelhurst. One female NG was soaring. Red Bluff— over the highway near the town. Bakersfield— we were there at least four times. At least twice for a week. Three or four yearly sightings. This location is just off the highway east of town on Edison Road. Orange Tree ( or Blossom ) RV Park.

Washington State. Over Seattle’s Highway. Tacoma— south of Tacoma. Two more areas— over the Yakima River. And outside of Torrington.

Near the Bill Williams NWR, Ariz. on the Colorado River. Thirteen sightings of NG most of them as the hawk was perched on wire at the golf course RV park. Thirteen sightings within thirty days.

Here is one area where I have struck- out. Needles. Been there at least 4 times. Two times or so for a week. The area is west of Needles.

The best suggestion I can give you is, get to an official hawk watch site in the fall. And stick with the subject. The best to all — . NB.

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