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Have you seen any Common Nighthawks migrating this week? Over 4,000 have been counted so far migrating past Duluth, MN. Don't forget to join us for our new event Nighthawk Nights! A Migration Celebration! with the first night on Friday, August 21st. Bring along the whole family and join Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory for two evenings of Nighthawk-filled fun, discovery, and learning as we celebrate the migration of the Common Nighthawk.Pick up a Nighthawk Nights Passport and migrate through challenges, scavenger hunts, crafts, a research presentation from Steve Kolbe (Avian Ecologist & Common Nighthawk expert), and so much more! Get your passport stamped at each station to be entered into a prize drawing to win Hawk Ridge merchandise! If you attend both evenings and fill out your passport, you will earn a second entry into the raffle.Dates: August 21st & 25thTime: 5:30 - 7:30 pmLocation: 6008 London Road, Duluth, MN 55804 (UMD Limnology Building)Cost: $5 suggested donation per personWhat to Bring: Water, Snacks, Lawn Chair, Insect Repellent, Extra Layers, Binoculars (we have loaner pairs!)Photo: Sean McLaughlin
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!Don't forget about the Bird Bingo hike, today at 1:00 PM! 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. 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!Merlin, Photo by Sean McLaughlin
See the number, speed, direction, and altitude of the birds cruising through the darkness on spring and fall nights by visiting BirdCast.
