Year-round movements of Rough-legged Hawks (Buteo lagopus) wintering in Wisconsin

Neil Paprocki, University of Idaho

January 8, 7-8 PM, online (watch recording below)

Co-hosted by Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance and Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition

From 2021-2022, nine GPS transmitters were attached to wintering Rough-legged Hawks in Wisconsin, including two sponsored by Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (learn about them here). Many of these transmitters are still functioning and have provided multiple years of full annual cycle movements.

Come learn about the year-round movements of Rough-legged Hawks wintering in the great state of Wisconsin, and how these nine birds fit into the broader Rough-legged Hawk Project that has tracked nearly 200 hawks throughout North America.

About the speaker:

Neil Paprocki recently completed his PhD at the University of Idaho studying differential migration in birds. Neil has been a professional ornithologist for 17 years and has been working with Rough-legged Hawks for nearly 15 years.

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Presentation recording

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Links mentioned in the presentation:

• Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance: swibirds.org

• Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition: ozaukee-washingtonbirdingcoalition.com

• Paper by Paprocki et al (2024) about RLHA diet: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/edn3.70000

Follow neil’s research:

Facebook: @theroughleggedhawkproject
Instagram: @neilpaprocki
Email: neilpaprocki@gmail.com

Donate to support this research:

Donation checks to "The University of Idaho Foundation" with RLHA project in memo

Mail to:
Dr. Courtney Conway
875 Perimeter Dr., MS 1141
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1141

Cover photo: Rough-legged Hawk by Phil Brown