Hotspots

While these locations are known for spectacular numbers or viewing opportunities, we also strongly recommend also using the principles of hawk watching to identify new vantage points to further our understanding of raptor movements in the Great Lakes. 

Derby Hill, New York 

eBird Hotspot 

Trektellen Daily Reports

Spring (and even summer dispersal) watch location. 

Braddock Bay, New York 

eBird Hotspot 

Trektellen Daily Reports

Spring 

Presque Island, Pennsylvania

eBird Hotspot 

Spring

Beamer CA, Ontario 

eBird Hotspot

Spring, 

Hawk Cliff, Ontario 

eBird Hotspot (primary)  - observers will sometimes move inland, especially later in fall. 

Fall 

Holiday Beach, Ontario / Detroit River, Michigan 

eBird Hotspot (Holiday) - eBird Hotspot (Detroit River)

Fall

Mackinaw Straights, Michigan

eBird Hotspot 

Trektellen Daily Reports - Spring

Spring and Fall

Whitefish Point, Michigan

eBird Hotspot 

Trektellen Daily Report - Spring

Spring

Brockway Mountain, Michigan

eBird Hotspot 

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Illinois Beach SP, Illinois

eBird Hotspot 

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Hawk Ridge, Minnesota

eBird Hotspot 

West Skyline Spring Hawkwatch - Trektellen Daily Reports

Hawk Ridge Fall Hawkwatch - Trektellen Daily Reports

Fall