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Counts are underway! Shake off the dog days of summer with the cool breeze at Hawk Ridge! A prime weather system is approaching, and Sunday, August 16 is forecasted to produce northwesterly winds, and hopefully a fresh batch of fall migrants!![]()
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Don't forget about the Bird Bingo hike, today at 1:00 PM! ![]()
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Common Nighthawk, Photo by Sean McLaughlin
Migration returns! Tomorrow is the first day of Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory's fall migration monitoring. Count and banding staff will be on site, documenting the autumn migration every day from August 15 through November 30. Naturalists will be on site weekends in August, and every day beginning September 1! Every fall season begins with great anticipation and excitement. What records will we break? What rare species will turn up? We hope to see you all at the Ridge this season to join in and appreciate the natural spectacle. ![]()
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Also happening tomorrow, join Hawk Ridge Naturalists for a guided Bird Bingo Hike! Explore the new accessible trail and explore Hawk Ridge in a new way, and make sure to bring water and binoculars (loaners available). Meet at the Main Overlook at 1pm!![]()
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Merlin, Photo by Sean McLaughlin
American Kestrel Nest Box Monitoring Update - That's a wrap!![]()
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And just like that, the nest box monitoring season is complete for 2026! Here is a recap of the season in Douglas County, WI and Clover Valley, MN by the numbers:![]()
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76 boxes total![]()
75% of boxes occupied![]()
4.9 eggs per nest![]()
4.5 nestlings per nest![]()
239 nestlings banded (47% female, 53% male)![]()
88% of nest attempts resulted in at least one fledgling!![]()
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This was a really successful and productive season for American Kestrels in the project. Thank you to the crew who helped make it possible: Taylor Peltier, Frank Nicoletti, Emily Pavlovic, Stacy Weiss, David Alexander, and Atlas Quade. See you next year!
See the number, speed, direction, and altitude of the birds cruising through the darkness on spring and fall nights by visiting BirdCast.
