Scholarship Announcement – $500.00 for Secondary Student available
News from the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch
Posted February 12th, 2016 on Niagara At Large
Niagara, Ontario – The Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch, NPH, is entering its 42nd year of recording migrating raptors at the Beamer Memorial Conservation Area.
Red-Tailed Hawk soars above Niagara Escarpment
From March 1st to May 15th members of the NPH monitor and record the species and numbers of migrating hawks, eagles and vultures that pass over Beamer each spring. On average 15,000 migrating raptors are recorded each spring.
An important part of our mission is public education. Every Good Friday the NPH holds a Public Open House at the Conservation Area. To heighten our education goals the Board of the NPH will be providing a $500.00 scholarship to a successful secondary student in 2016.
The competition involves three parts:
- Students who are interested are asked to write and submit an essay (500 words) on why they are interested in the biology of raptors and on their migration or on the cultural significance of the raptor migration in Niagara. Submission deadline is February 28, 2016.
- Based on the essays five to ten successful students will be invited to attend the Hawkwatch in Grimsby between March 1st and May 15th to work and learn from the official counters. In doing so they would learn how to identify migrating raptors and learn about the biology and geography of raptor migrations. A minimum of 15 hours of participation is required. The time would be applicable to the 40 hours of community service required by students before graduation.
- The students who complete the required 15 hours at Beamer will be invited to write another essay or create a project about the significance of hawk migration. The student may be from a science or arts or trade background. The final essay is to be submitted by June 1st, 2016.
The scholarship will be presented to the student upon their acceptance at a post secondary institution. The scholarship contest is open to all students and all grades in high school.
Should a student below Grade 12 win the scholarship the funds will be held until their graduation and acceptance at a post secondary institution.
Students who are interested in participating should visit: www.niagarapeninsulahawkwatch.org
About the 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
For more information on the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch click on – http://www.niagarapeninsulahawkwatch.org/MoreAboutNPH.php .
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