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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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

Detailed Description at Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds guide