The Cranberry Marsh Raptor Watch in southwest Whitby, ON, has been in operation since 1990. This year we started up on Aug.21; we try to cover the platform every day through to Nov.30, particularly in the AM hours.
Lakeshore winds have rarely been out of the North-northwest--the Broad-wingeds have been taking the inland route over Iroquois Shoreline Raptor Watch. The table below indicates the number of migrating raptors recorded for the period of SEP.18 to SEP.25, and in BRACKETS is the TOTAL SINCE AUG.21. TURKEY VULTURE 96 (182) OSPREY 23 (106) BALD EAGLE 7 (15) NORTHERN HARRIER 4 (37) SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 304(584) COOPER'S HAWK 27 (47) NORTHERN GOSHAWK --(--) BROAD-WINGED HAWK 95 (217) RED-SHOULDERED HAWK -- (--) RED-TAILED HAWK 20 (43) OUGH-LEGGED HAWK -- (--) GOLDEN EAGLE -- (--) AMERICAN KESTREL 181 (399) MERLIN 3 (17) PEREGRINE FALCON 7 (9) UNIDENTIFIED RAPTORS 21 (59) TOTAL 779 (1684) Directions: From Toronto--east on the 401 into Ajax, exiting south on exit 404 (Salem Rd.), down to Bayly, left (east) along Bayly a few km., through Lakeridge Rd., whereupon Bayly becomes Victoria St. in Whitby--- 1 block east of Lakeridge turn south down Hall's Rd.; park in the second roadside parking area, just north of the lakefront; walk east down the path to the platform. Doug Lockrey, coordinator CMRW
