Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

Welcome to Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory!

The mission of Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory is to protect birds of prey and other migratory birds in the Western Lake Superior Region through research, education and stewardship.

Hawk Ridge, Duluth, Minnesota has one of the longest annual records of counting and banding of raptors in North America -nearly 50 years starting in 1972.  One of the premier North American observation sites, Hawk Ridge has one of the highest raptor counts and banding numbers- on average over 90,000 raptors are counted during spring and fall migrations, and over 2,500 raptors are banded per year. 

Hawk Ridge engages in numerous research and education programs to improve our understanding of migration, breeding, and wintering of raptors and other birds.

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