Column: Beware of the goshawk, one of Maine’s fiercest birds

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 28, 2021

June is the perfect month to meet a lot of birds in the woods. They’re singing. They’re telling you who they are and where they are. However, there is one bird you don’t want to meet this time of year: a northern goshawk. They are built to be sneaky, typically taking birds and mammals by surprise. Even without the surprise factor, accipiters can outfly most birds.