Northern Goshawk, <em>Accipiter gentilis</em>, Exploits a Beagle Hound, <em>Canis familiaris</em>, as a "Beater" to Catch a Snowshoe Hare, <em>Lepus americanus</em>

During a winter Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) hunt with a beagle hound (Canis familiaris), I observed an adult Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) exploiting the running, barking hound as a “beater” and use strategic locations for attacks. The hawk made three attacks on a hare being pursued by the hound, and subsequently caught and killed it. To my knowledge, this report represents the first record of a Northern Goshawk using this behavior to capture prey.