Since 1975, birdwatchers have been monitoring the annual spring migration of hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures over the Niagara Peninsula.

The Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch was organized in March of 1990 to:

• Promote the enjoyment of hawkwatching
• Educate people about hawks and hawk migration
• Conduct systematic counts of hawks migrating over the Niagara Peninsula
• Work for the preservation of raptors in Ontario

Members receive two newsletters annually and are invited to participate in the count as often as possible and attend an annual social. An Open House is held on Good Friday every year both for members and to assist the general public in learning more about the migration taking place right over their heads.

Most hawks, falcons, eagles and vultures are migratory and move south to more moderate climates each fall. Every spring this process reverses and these birds return to Canada to nest and raise their young.