English: :Large goshawk, gray-brown wing covers, probably a female. Perched on a strikingly twisted branch of a black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia). Probably the branch is a good horizontal surface for eating. Observed for 16 minutes, from a distance of ca. 90 m. Obviously, the bird saw me, but did not pay attention to my presence. After having finished feeding, the bird moved around on the branches and called.

After that, a second goshawk that had been hiding in a spruce (Picea abies) flew away to the other cemetery across the street.

Recorded from ca. 90 m with a directional mic. Urban setting, traffic noises, cemetery. Sunset at 15:53. Normalized to -3dB. 300Hz low cut filter.

Compare to the faster alarm call in [XC395460].

(update 19.12.2017) I visited the area again on the next day. After making sure there were no goshawks around, I found pigeon feathers (Columba livia) on the ground around the goshawk's perch. I posted a picture of the feathers on iNaturalist for confirmation (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9211076).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

Common name: Northern Goshawk

Type: call, female

Genus: Accipiter

Species: gentilis

Location: Berlin, Berlin

Country: Germany

Elevation: 40 m