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HMANA Research Award
(Posted 2010-05-12)
The HMANA Research Award supports field studies relating to raptor migration ecology and behavior, population monitoring, and conservation.

2010 HMANA Costa Rica trip
(Posted 2010-04-02)
Join us for an exciting tour through Costa Rica as we explore a wide diversity of habitat types and the large-scale migration of Neo-tropical raptors!

New HMANA North American Silhouette Hawk ID Guide Available Free
(Posted 2010-03-10)
New silhouette "Guide to Hawks Seen in North America" can be downloaded free for noncommercial use, and you can purchase laminated guides.

Raptor ID Slideshow
(Posted 2008-10-20)
A free raptor identification Powerpoint presentation is available for download.

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North American Raptors
Migration and Natural History Information by species

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus


Widespread, but with patchy breeding and wintering distributions. This is reflected in migration counts. Largest numbers occur around the northern Great Lakes. Although common in Alaska, it is a rare to uncommon migrant over most of the west. Exceptions are Cape Flattery, Washington in the spring and Mt. Lorette and elsewhere in Alberta in the fall. Best counts in the east, in the fall, are along the Kitatinny Ridge of NJ and PA and along the coast from Cape May, NJ to Kiptopeke, VA. Fair numbers occur along the southern Great Lakes in spring. The spring flight is spread throughout the season, including Florida birds that nest in winter and disperse northward in spring and summer. They may be seen returning southward as early as July but most in September. The northern race migrates through the east mostly from mid-October into December.
Photo: 1 yr. old female BE from Tom Ricardi's captive breeding program (Mass.), at NEHW conference April 4, 1998 / Steve Walter


Additional information about Bald Eagles