{"id":49029,"date":"2023-11-01T01:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T07:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/?p=49029"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:09:03","slug":"announcing-the-american-goshawk-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the American Goshawk Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Jessy Wilson, Boise State M.S. Raptor Biology student<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi! I am so excited to be joining IBO\u2019s Team Goshawk as a new graduate student! I will be studying the newly renamed American Goshawk<\/a>, with a special focus on the ecology of breeding goshawks. Goshawks in the IBO study area (southern ID, northern UT) have been reflecting trends of population declines<\/a> as well as declining rates of occupancy and productivity. Additionally, the rate of breeding territory turnover has increased and is above the long-term average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This suggests the goshawks in these areas are experiencing abnormal population changes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Mostly
American Goshawk nestling, returned to its nest 65 feet above the ground, after receiving metal and color bands. Sawtooth National Forest, 2023. Photo Credit: Jessy Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Even with IBO\u2019s research on American Goshawks over the past several years, we still don\u2019t know where goshawks travel when they leave a previously occupied territory (i.e., territory turnover event), how their breeding success compares in new locations, and how the habitat and landscape characteristics compare between known and unknown sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a new Master\u2019s student in Boise State\u2019s Raptor Biology Program, I will be addressing these research questions and more with Jay Carlisle, Rob Miller, and the Intermountain Bird Observatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A
An older, previously-used cellular transmitter, approximately the size that would fit a goshawk. The solar panel is seated at the top of the unit and a cushioned neoprene pad is affixed to the bottom where it will rest on the bird’s back. Photo Credit: Jessy Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Utilizing GPS transmitter data, I plan to examine the movement of American Goshawks throughout their yearly cycle.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This will include where they choose to occupy breeding territories, where dispersing adults are moving, and what this means for current forest management and goshawk conservation in the Great Basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A
An unusually dark plumaged adult female American Goshawk, captured for the purpose of applying color bands and USGS bands. This female can now be re-sighted in the future and identified as the same bird. Sawtooth National Forest, 2023. Photo Credit: Jessy Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to studying adult goshawk movement ecology, I also plan to study the microclimate conditions that goshawks experience at the level of the nest by placing thermologgers to remotely record data like temperature and relative humidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nest data on this scale has never been collected before in this study area.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This will give us insight into questions such as – how warm does it actually get in the canopy where goshawks nest? What sun exposure do goshawk nestlings experience as canopy cover changes? How does this nest microclimate data influence goshawk nest success, likelihood of future occupancy, and long-term breeding trends in goshawk territories?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"2
Two young American Goshawk nestlings keep close watch on biologists as they approach the nest. Photo Credit: Robert Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Collecting data with thermologgers would allow us to make more informed explanations about what mechanisms might be driving nest failures and decreased occupancy\/productivity rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support Our Goshawk Conservation Efforts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Transmitters and thermologgers needed for this project are a significant expense, and our research team has put together a fundraiser to help cover the costs. T-shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase in IBO\u2019s Bonfire shop<\/a>, with artwork designed by a fellow Lucky Peak alum, Emma Regnier (@falcofous on Instagram<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"American
The American Goshawk Project T-shirt design, created by Emma Regnier. Available in different styles and colors in IBO’s Bonfire store!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Research like this is not possible without your help, and we\u2019d like to invite you to invest in this great project! Beyond the Bonfire fundraiser, we are also seeking any individuals or organizations who may be interested in sponsoring a goshawk by covering the costs of one transmitter. Depending on the specific unit, cellular or satellite units range $800-$1200 per unit plus annual data fees. By sponsoring a goshawk, donors can symbolically \u201cname\u201d a bird, receive special updates on that specific bird…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…and have the opportunity to join us for a day in the field!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"An
American Goshawk on a nest. Photo Credit: Robert Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stay Informed and Support the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can stay up to date on the American Goshawk Project through Facebook (IBO Team Goshawk<\/a>), and on Instagram (@americangoshawk<\/a>)! Thank you for your interest and support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is part of our 2023 end of the year newsletter! View the full newsletter here<\/a>, or click \u201colder posts\u201d below to read the next article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you don\u2019t miss out on IBO news! Sign up to get our email updates.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am so excited to be joining IBO\u2019s Team Goshawk as a new graduate student! I will be studying the newly renamed American Goshawk, with a special focus on the ecology of breeding goshawks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1689,"featured_media":49103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2888,2890,266,2889,2873],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2023-newsletter","category-archive","category-goshawks","category-graduate-students","category-university-students"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAnnouncing the American Goshawk Project - Intermountain Bird Observatory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join Jessy Wilson in her mission to study the American Goshawk, address population declines, and raise funds for vital transmitter research\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Announcing the American Goshawk Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I am so excited to be joining IBO\u2019s Team Goshawk as a new graduate student! I will be studying the newly renamed American Goshawk, with a special focus on the ecology of breeding goshawks.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Intermountain Bird Observatory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-01T07:10:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-11T19:09:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"578\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"601\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Announcing the American Goshawk Project\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-01T07:10:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-11T19:09:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":757,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/141\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"2023 Newsletter\",\"Archive\",\"Goshawks\",\"Graduate Students\",\"University Students\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/\",\"name\":\"Announcing the American Goshawk Project - Intermountain Bird Observatory\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/141\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-01T07:10:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-11T19:09:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"description\":\"Join Jessy Wilson in her mission to study the American Goshawk, address population declines, and raise funds for vital transmitter research\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/01\\\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/141\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/141\\\/2023\\\/11\\\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png\",\"width\":578,\"height\":601,\"caption\":\"The American Goshawk Project t-shirt design, created by Emma Regnier. Available in IBO's Bonfire store!\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Intermountain Bird Observatory\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.boisestate.edu\\\/ibo\\\/author\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Announcing the American Goshawk Project - Intermountain Bird Observatory","description":"Join Jessy Wilson in her mission to study the American Goshawk, address population declines, and raise funds for vital transmitter research","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Announcing the American Goshawk Project","og_description":"I am so excited to be joining IBO\u2019s Team Goshawk as a new graduate student! I will be studying the newly renamed American Goshawk, with a special focus on the ecology of breeding goshawks.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/","og_site_name":"Intermountain Bird Observatory","article_published_time":"2023-11-01T07:10:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-11T19:09:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png","width":578,"height":601,"type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Announcing the American Goshawk Project","datePublished":"2023-11-01T07:10:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-11T19:09:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/"},"wordCount":757,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png","articleSection":["2023 Newsletter","Archive","Goshawks","Graduate Students","University Students"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/","url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/","name":"Announcing the American Goshawk Project - Intermountain Bird Observatory","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png","datePublished":"2023-11-01T07:10:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-11T19:09:03+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"description":"Join Jessy Wilson in her mission to study the American Goshawk, address population declines, and raise funds for vital transmitter research","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/2023\/11\/01\/announcing-the-american-goshawk-project\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png","width":578,"height":601,"caption":"The American Goshawk Project t-shirt design, created by Emma Regnier. Available in IBO's Bonfire store!"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/","name":"Intermountain Bird Observatory","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/author\/"}]}},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2023\/11\/emma-american-goshawk-shirt-design.png","author_name":"","cats":["2023 Newsletter","Archive","Goshawks","Graduate Students","University Students"],"featured_caption":"The American Goshawk Project t-shirt design, created by Emma Regnier. Available in IBO's Bonfire store!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49029"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53127,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49029\/revisions\/53127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/ibo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}