The Haldimand Lake Survey is a yearly survey taking place along the north shore of Lake Erie in an effort to study the movements and abundances of waterfowl, loons, grebes, and gulls along 40 kilometres of shore that lines Haldimand County. The route has 31 stops starting at the end of Regional Road 55 and ending at Port Maitland Harbour. This count happens weekly for the last 10 weeks of the year. This is not a project endorsed by Birds Canada, it is specifically citizen science.


Monday, 26 October 2020

Intro to the Survey

     Hi, I'm Cody Bassindale. The creator of the Haldimand Lake Survey. One day on my birding travels around the county I was looking at the lake off Selkirk Provincial Park and was astonished by the sheer amount of Waterfowl out over the lake there. After seeing this I decided to drive down the road towards Nanticoke to see what kinds of birds were there. It turns out there was a lot there as well. This was not unexpected given the time of year but the sheer number did shock me, well, the number of Horned Grebe was what shocked me more. This drove me to start this program. To see the actual number of birds around and what birds are around at certain times during late fall and into winter. 

    If you see someone along Lake Erie with a spotting scope looking out into the lake it's more than likely me. If you're interested in what I'm seeing please feel free to ask I'd be more than happy to tell you! 

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