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Fishing Tackle Outlet
Distance: 129.7 Mi8823 Zealand Ave N Ste A
55445-1800 Minneapolis -
Superior Ford
Distance: 133.7 Mi9700 56th Avenue North
55442 Minneapolis -
Frana Companies
Distance: 142.4 Mi633 2nd Ave S
55343-7779 Hopkins
Description
The first hawk watch was organized in 1951. As the magnitude of the migration became apparent, observation increased from a few days in mid-September to daily counts from August through November. In 1972, the Duluth Audubon Society, with a loan from the Minnesota Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, donated funds to the City of Duluth to purchase the highest part of the Ridge. The city acquired approximately 200 adjacent acres in 1973 to serve as a buffer for the Nature Reserve. Under a trust agreement with the City, the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory manages the 315 acres as a nature reserve, open to the public for study and enjoyment. The first systematic count from the main overlook began in 1972, also the year the banding research station opened. A naturalist program began in 1974. Friends of Hawk Ridge was established in 1979 to support the programs and research conducted on the Ridge. Hawk Ridge is now known as one of the major sites for observation of raptor migration...