Hawk Migration Tracker
Hawk Migration Tracker

$19.99
(Download Only)
Version:
  • 8/8/2008 version 1.0.20 - download multiple months (entire year) is implemented.
  • 4/12/2007 version 1.0.10
  • 5/23/2005 version 1.0.00
This program allows anyone to monitor hawk migration in near real-time from any of the nearly 200 hawk migration watch sites in North America. The program will query migration data from the internet, then allows the user to plot graphs for any or all of the raptors observed.

This information is very usefull during the fall trapping season, especially if he/she is tracking the movement of say northern goshawks. This program will allow that data to be quickly charted to determine the optimum time to try to intercept them.

This is critical information to have when one needs to request vacation leave days in advanced.

Compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/XP and NT4
Requires Microsoft® Office Excel® 2000 or higher to run.

disclaimer:
This program was developed with great care to ensure that the information queried from the internet is accurate. The functionality of this progrom depends solely on the accurateness of the HMANA's website, which publishes hawk migration data, when available, for public use.

Not all data submitted to HMANA are available. Some sites are not opened to the public, and some sites don't submit their hawk counts to HMANA so the information is simply not available.

We cannot warrant that this program will work in the future if HMANA changes its public use policies or if their web site data format changes drastically.

In the event that their site changes drastically, we will try to adjust future program to adopt to those changes and we may give existing customers these new upgrades.

Before purchasing this program, the buyer should verify that his/her computer has the proper Microsoft products installed and is compatible with this software.

Here's a script (Compatability Test) I wrote to check your computer to see if a version of Excel that is compatible with these programs is installed. Your internet browser may warn you that running this script could potentially harm your computer, just click "Run" on any warning dialog windows that popup.

If you get an error message, it means this program won't work on your computer.



Below are the full capability of the program:
  • Query any available hawk watch site
  • Get Monthly summary for a particular watch site
  • Get Monthly count summaries for an entire year
  • Get Life time total for a site
  • Get life-time totals for all available sites
  • Plot any combination of raptors
  • Plot only a particular species
  • Plot a group of raptors
  • Plot comparison graphs of a particular species from multiple sites


Here are some sample charts of various hawk watch sites around the US:
Solution Graphics
Solution Graphics