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, 30 November 2020

Week 7 Cancelled

 Hi everyone, 

Whoever is following the survey I would like to convey that the Week 7 (05-Dec-2020) count will be cancelled. This is due to a lack of access to the birds. I have been keeping up to date with the current issue along Lake Erie and the repair that is happening along Blue Water Parkway and Lakeshore Rd east of Fisherville. This has cut my count in half in the past few weeks and with Blue Water now closing it cuts it into 1/4 of the count area. This is not a precise measure of the birds as there have been some trespassing hunters along that side of the count area which has diminished the birds from the western half of the count. 

Sorry for the bad news but I feel as if this is the best course of action at this time. 

Thank you all for following along, and hopefully, we can return by 12-Dec-2020. 

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