The Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis; hereafter “goshawk”) is a large forest raptor that is of management interest across the American West (Reynolds et al. 1992, Patla 2005, Dickson et al. 2014). When considering management objectives for any species, understanding dispersal rates is of critical importance. Since 2012, our research group has been studying goshawks to better understand gene flow and dispersal in the Northern Great Basin of western North Amercia, and to place the goshawks in our study area within the biogeographical context set forth by Bayard de Volo et al. (2013). Previous work on goshawk dispersal conducted by Wiens et al. (2006) found that local natal dispersal distance of goshawks in the Kaibab Plateau of Arizona was 15 km (median distance; mean = 16.7 ± 1.2 km; range = 0.1–58.1 km). Breeding dispersal distance of adults within the northern Great Basin was 2.1–5.8 km (Bechard et al. 2006). However, Wiens et al. (2006) recorded juvenile movements as far as 442 km outside of their study area. With such dispersal potential and wildlife management interest, goshawks make a compelling species in which to study genetic diversity and structure.