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2010 HMANA Conference
(Posted 2010-01-01)

The 2010 Conference of the Hawk Migration Association of North America will be held April 15-18, 2010, in Duluth, MN.

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

New Silhouette Hawk ID Guide Available Free
(Posted 2008-09-08)
A new silhouette hawk ID guide is available free for noncommercial use.

Update to industrial wind turbine policy
(Posted 2008-08-01)
HMANA has recently updated its policy statement regarding siting and monitoring of industrial wind power turibine installations.

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Winter Raptor Survey

The purpose of the HMANA Winter Raptor Survey is to get birders/raptor enthusiasts out in the field during the winter looking for diurnal raptors, and to provide those surveyors with a set of guidelines enabling them to record their observations in a standardized format.

The survey's goal is to collect, by means of uniform methods, wintering raptor information that can be useful to various researchers and regional birding organizations.

The initial HMANA North American Winter Raptor Survey was undertaken in February, 2007, with participants submitting data from Northeastern and Midwestern locations. Designed by the Hawk Migration Association of North America to get a picture of the status of wintering raptors across the continent, the survey format has been set up to enable observers to select areas where diurnal birds of prey can be found and to submit their findings according to a standardized set of protocols. These data can enable researchers to determine the distribution of a variety of raptor species during the winter months ranging from late November through early March.

Birders are invited to participate in this citizen science effort by downloading directions and field data sheets via the links below.

Results will be published in Hawk Migration Studies, the publication of HMANA.

Forms and directions:
Directions (PDF)
Data form (.xls)


The Winter Raptor Survey committee may be contacted by email at wrs@hmana.org.