Date: 09/19/1997

Number: 1

On Friday Sept. 19, we observed monarchs migrating south along the shore of Lake Superior, about one monarch every mile for about 10 miles. This was our first clue it might be a good day for observing fall migrants.

We were driving south on old Hwy. 61 between Duluth and Two Harbors--St. Louis and Lake Counties)--this was the same day Hawk Ridge, in Duluth,reported so many birds migrating through)

Thursday night a cold front had come through touching off thunderstorms, but by morning, winds were coming from the north with clear skies.

Hawk Ridge is one of North America's major fall hawk migration flyways. Thousands and thousands of hawks, with as many as 20 different species, can be seen migrating in this area every fall. In fact, by the end of this day alone, Hawk Ridge Preserve reported a day's total of almost 20,000 broadwing hawks, and many other species too!

Duluth, MN

Latitude: 47.1 Longitude: -91.9

Observed by: Julie
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