The HMANA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the availability of the HMANA Research Award of up to $1,000 annually to support field studies relating to raptor migration ecology and behavior, population monitoring, and conservation. Proposals on the following monitoring topics are encouraged for the 2012 awards:
- New fall migration monitoring sites in the following regions: Pacific states, Great Plains, Adirondacks, southern states (except Texas), western Mexico, Central and northern South America
- New spring migration monitoring sites outside of the Great Lakes region
- New migration monitoring sites focusing on rough-legged hawks or Swainson's hawks
- Investigations to guide standardizing and developing winter road raptor surveys
- Use of Christmas Bird Count data to address species-specific patterns of non-breeding season distribution and abundance
- Research targeted to understanding the non-breeding season distribution and abundance of species such as Rough-legged and Ferruginous Hawks, or eastern Golden Eagles
To apply, submit a proposal no longer than five pages that includes:
- Background of the applicant(s) and organizations involved;
- Significance of the proposed research;
- Location of the study site(s) and the particular raptor species involved;
- Specific research objectives and methods and
- Proposed budget (1 page or less), including other sources of funding or in-kind support.
Deadline for proposals is July 1, 2012. One proposal will be funded per year and will be announced by July 31 of the year in which application is made. It is expected that for monitoring projects, hourly data will be entered into hawkcount.org. All awardees should submit a short paper describing the research project and results to the HMANA journal Hawk Migration Studies within six months of conclusion of the study.
Proposals will be accepted by email at researchaward@hmana.org or may be mailed to:
Julie Brown
Hawk Migration Association of North America
P.O. Box 721
Plymouth, New Hampshire, 03264