New Content-wide Assessment of Raptor Population Trends
(Posted 2012-02-01)
A new report by the Raptor Population Index (RPI) Project shows that the majority of the 26 species of migratory raptors across North America are either recovering or in stable condition.

HMANA Research Award
(Posted 2011-12-01)
The HMANA Research Award supports field studies relating to raptor migration ecology and behavior, population monitoring, and conservation.

Hawkwatcher's Exchange forum
(Posted 2011-03-15)
A place where hawkwatch sites can post job notices for counters or volunteers or where counters can offer their services. It is also a forum for general raptor-related announcements and regional discussions

Links

• HawkCount
• Hawk Migration Notes
  (HMANA blog)
• Winter Raptor Survey
• RPI Project
• Hawkwatching FAQ

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

• Detailed Description at Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds guide


• Conservation Status Report from Hawk Mountain Sanctuary