Response of nesting northern Goshawks to logging truck noise Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

Abstract

At present log hauling is categorically precluded from northern goshawk (Accipter gentilis) postfledging family areas (PFAs) on the Kaibab Plateau to the detriment of efficient U. S. Forest Service contract logging. The goal of the current research was to test sufficiently with a logging truck hauling near actively nesting goshawks to establish critical thresholds for distance and noise levels, as well as assess current levels of frequency/duration/timing, i.e., concentration of exposure. Collaboration with