News and Events

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.

More news...


Links

North American Raptors
Migration and Natural History Information by species

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperi


A common migrant over much of the United States, less so at northern latitudes and Canada. Good spots include Goshute Mountain, Nevada; Marin Headlands, California; Cape May, New Jersey. Spring: Sandia Mountains, New Mexico and Braddock Bay, New York. Spring migration mostly late March through April. Fall migration peaks from late September through the third week October in the east, a bit earlier in the west.
Photo: immature CH, Holiday Beach, Ontario / Allen Chartier


Additional information about Cooper's Hawks