Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, located in east Duluth, provides some of North America's best autumn hawk watching. From mid August until early December, a counter is at the ridge from morning 'til night recording every raptor that passes. During the fall, migrating hawks concentrate in impressive numbers at the western tip of Lake Superior.
Hawks migrate from as far away as the Arctic towards wintering areas as distant as South America.
Reluctant to cross a large body of water, birds funnel down the North Shore along the bluffs.