In order to be considered for RPI, your hawk watch site must:

• Submit hourly or daily data to HawkCount.org
• Have at least 10 years of data
• Have a written standardized protocol that is also available on HawkCount (HMANA protocol recommended)
• Count consistently for at least 75% of migration window (min 30-35 days for spring, min 40 days sampled in fall), at least 5 hours/day on average
• A species must be detected on at least 50% of surveyed years for that species to be included in the analysis.