Garrulous Goshawks

A large part of my job working on the Routt National Forest is working on the goshawk monitoring program.  Goshawks are a forest accipiter; they are imporant predators and play a key role in forest food-web dynamics.  Goshawks are sensitive to environmental change, and as such, are used as biological indicators for resource management.  Part of my job is to monitor known goshawk nests and discover new ones.  Here are some photos from my goshawk adventures...