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Determining the status of Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in Pennsylvania: A proposal for a citizen science initiative
The primary objective of our study was to gather the best information possible on the breeding distribution of the Northern Goshawk within the state by utilizing a citizen science approach which targets outreach at groups that spend time in remote areas and may encounter nesting goshawks (e.g. foresters and land managers, turkey hunters, birders, falconers etc) and providing a website and contacts for reporting observations. Additional objectives include checking all credible reports of nesting goshawks to ensure data accuracy and to enter nest data into PNDI; rechecking sites with nesting goshawks reported during the second atlas; conducting a review and threats analysis of potential causes of decline; and monitoring success of a sample of active goshawk nests.
WRCP
WRCP-16553

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2016
2019
03/01/2019
Funding Source Details
Funding Source: WRCP
Grant Number: 16553
Amount: $59,937.00

 Location Information


Pennsylvania State University
Investigator Details
Name: Margaret C Brittingham
Street Address 1: 409 FRL
Street Address 2:
City/State/Zip: University Park PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-8442
Email mxb21@psu.edu
Investigator Details
Name: Laurie J Goodrich Dr
Street Address 1: 410 Summer Valley Rd
Street Address 2:
City/State/Zip: Orwigsburg PA 17961
Phone: 570-943-3411
Email goodrich@hawkmountain.org
Investigator Details
Name: Scott Stoleson
Street Address 1:
Street Address 2:
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Phone:
Email sstoleson@fs.fed.us

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