As a member of the steering committee, I am pleased to announce the first annual Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival to be held along the south shore of...
Hi folks, There are four peregrine nestlings in the nest box and Peregrine Watch, Duluth is getting underway this Saturday. We've started an email group for...
Hello everyone! Just a quick note to let you know that 3 of the 4 Peregrine chicks are on the wing, and BOY, are they fun to watch in flight! They're perching...
Hi raptor fans, The Hawk Weekend 2007 information and registration is now available on our website, www.hawkridge.org. We've got a great lineup of speakers...
Falcons and Eagles and Hawks, OH MY! If you love being outdoors, birds and sharing Nature with people, this is the opportunity for you! Hawk Ridge is seeking...
Hello Hawk Ridge fans, The education staff will be posting daily updates about the happenings on the Ridge from now through the end of October. So here goes! ...
QUICK VERSION: Warm weather, just enough birds. A few nice birds to release at the overlook and some wonderful visitors! DETAILS: WE thought the weather was...
QUICK VERSION: Another warm day up at the overlook with a wide variety of birds flying before noon. Willow enjoyed a wonderful woodpecker encounter, and a ...
We battled strong East winds and low cloud cover at the ridge today where migrating raptors were rather scarce. Vigilant observers were treated to several...
This morning was a bit chilly and overcast with a dense fog that settled over the City of Duluth covering Hawk Ridge making visibility extremely difficult for...
The word for today: HOT! Staff and visitors were cooking up on the ridge today. The south, south-east winds kept most the birds at bay, but we were able to...
Hi folks, The birds are really flying up at the ridge today! We finally got some northwest winds (strong!) and before I left at 11am, we had close to 200 ...
Today was a fantastic day! I arrived at the ridge at around 12 pm and the count was already great for the day. There were perfect winds all day long and it...
Hi raptor fans! It's shaping up to be a great day at Hawk Ridge. The sharpies started moving early, lots of Blue Jays flying past and we've even had a ...
Quick Version: Pleasant weather was enjoyed while over 1000 hawks (mostly Sharp- shinned and Broad-winged) flew overhead. Cloudy skies made for easy scanning...
I am planning on coming up to Hawk Ridge for Hawk Weekend 2007, but I do not want to participate in any of the talks or the dinners. I just want to bring my...
Hi Dave, Great questions! This is a fantastic opportunity to give folks in the group some general info about visiting us this fall. Regarding Hawk Weekend,...
Quick Version: Wow, what a beautiful day at Hawk Ridge! The morning was bustling with low flying migrants; which eventually eased into a high flying spectacle...
What a difference a day makes. Things just weren't flying our way today. A south wind kept the birds flying inland. Even so, the weather was perfect for those...
The phrase for today: "Careful what you wish for…" We asked for west winds, and we got them…at about 30-40 mph! The question for the day: Is there such...
I know Cooper's Hawk can be a challenging for new birders, heck even for experience folks like myself. This morning as I usually do I checked out yesterday's...
Mike, I agree with you that Cooper's Hawk identification can be difficult even for experienced observers. However, I think your analysis and point below is ...
In the near-final paragraph of my last post, I used some incorrect terminology that may have muddled the explanation of my point. Rather than "% lower than", I...
Quick version: The day started out chilly with little activity and developed into a day for the eagles! We also had many dedicated visitors and an ongoing ...
Short Version: Drizzly weather gave way to a beautiful day at the ridge, but Southwest winds provided few migrating hawks today. Details: Periodic showers...
Raptors! Northwest winds ALL DAY today! That should bring in birds for this afternoon and also tomorrow morning before the winds switch throughout the weekend...
QUICK VERSION: Wow! What a spectacular day for bird watching! Northwest winds brought in about 8500 Broad Winged Hawks and about 500 Sharp-shinned Hawks. It...
Quick Version: Today was a slow bird day, but the weather made still nice to be out. We had a few birds in the hand to share, as well as an emotional release...
Quick Version: What another beautiful day at Hawk Ridge! Despite the overall low count numbers, there were many low-flying migrants to keep observers...
