Wingbeats Among the Trunks: teacher key

Northern Goshawks, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Goshawks live long, keep big home ranges and have a long history with people. Read how forest cutting affects them as of November 2026.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how large is a goshawk's home range during nesting?
   • 570 to 3,500 hectares (answer)
   • 5 to 10 meters
   • 20 to 30 kilometers a day
2. How long is a wild goshawk believed to live?
   • About 1 year
   • At least 11 years (answer)
   • At least 100 years
3. What is a major threat to goshawks as of November 2026?
   • Too much rain
   • Eating squirrels
   • Cutting down mature forest (answer)
4. What is falconry?
   • Hunting with a trained bird (answer)
   • Building nests
   • Counting eggs
5. Why might a pair keep several nests?
   • It lays twelve eggs
   • It can use different ones in different years (answer)
   • It never uses nests

Words

• accipiter: forest hawk
• falconry: hunting with birds
• hectares: land measure