Beamer Memorial

Renowned as the best vantage point in the Niagara Peninsula to observe the annual spring hawk migration, and part of the internationally designated Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, Beamer Memorial Conservation Area offers one of Niagara’s most breath-taking and panoramic views of the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario.

Take a walk along the scenic Lookout and Bruce Trails and soak up the picturesque views of the 40 Mile Creek Valley, the Lake Ontario shoreline and the escarpment ridge from one of our viewing

Hawkwatch Season at Beamer

March 1 marks the beginning of the annual Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch! 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.

More info at https://nphawkwatch.ca/about/

Important to note that the Good Friday Open House will not be running this season. NP Hawkwatch and the NPCA look forward to the return of this program in the future.