News and Events

HMANA Research Award
(Posted 2008-02-20)
The HMANA Research Award supports field studies relating to raptor migration ecology and behavior, population monitoring, and conservation.

Winter Raptor Surveys
(Posted 2007-11-01)
Start a Winter Raptor Survey in your area. Protocol, directions and survey forms are now available.

Wind Turbines Spin a Web of Worries for Hawk Watchers
(Posted 2007-09-01)
This HMANA article addresses some hawk watchers' concerns about wind farm placement.

Declining American Kestrel Populations
(Posted 2007-06-17)

2007 Veracruz River of Raptors Tour, October 6-14, 2007
(Posted 2007-04-01)
Join us during our second annual 7 day, 8 night tour to witness the largest raptor migration in the world!

Wind Turbine Resolution
(Posted 2005-04-03)
HMANA has recently adopted a resolution that relates to the placement of wind turbine projects within known migration flyways.



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North American Raptors
Migration and Natural History Information by species

Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus


A fairly common fall migrant along northern shores of the Great Lakes, especially Hawk Ridge, Minnesota. In general, uncommon south of Canada, but in the west a few reach as far as New Mexico. Irruptive with much greater numbers some years at sites such as Mount Lorette, Alberta. Many birds wintering in the east drift down after fall hawk watch coverage has ended to provide fairly good numbers for the return passage through the southern Great Lakes.
Photo: Oswego co., New York, December 27, 1997 / Steve Walter


Additional information about Red-shouldered Hawks