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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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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.