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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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.