This from Wikipedia: A tradition at Wells College <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_College>in Aurora holds that if the lake completely freezes over, classes are canceled (though for only one day).[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuga_Lake#cite_note-6>According to Wells College records, this last happened in 1979. However, other sources suggest that the only time the entire lake froze over solid end to end in the 20th century was in 1912.,[<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuga_Lake#cite_note-7>
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 9:47 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > I don't know what possessed me to suggest the lake might freeze over when > there's a gap of some 30 miles. Still, the ice I saw yesterday was not > merely over 3 or 5 feet of water, it may have been 30 to 50 feet deep. > Today around mid-day I happened to drive NYS-89, after the west wind had > been blowing several hours. The ice edge had eroded back from about #967 to > about #911, and later I saw that the cluster of pilings was once again in > open water, unlike yesterday. I expected some destruction, but maybe it > won't be completely to the shallows, and with the next cold, as soon as > there's calm, the ice may extend even farther. > > --Dave Nutter > > > On Jan 27, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Donna Scott <dls...@me.com> wrote: > > Not a chance the whole lake will freeze over, Dave. > No ice at all up here where it is 460 feet deep. 1 1/2 weeks ago water > near shore was 39 degrees. > It freezes only at the shallow ends and areas adjacent, usually. > A little raft of Redheads, Ring Necks, swimming, diving here. Accompanied > by some Mallards. > Birding from my kitchen window on this wild, windy day seems good. > > Sent from my iPhone > Donna Scott > > On Jan 26, 2014, at 11:02 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > > I don't know what possessed me to walk to the lake again today, having > walked both to East Shore Park and past Treman to the lake yesterday. > Anyway, the ice has grown considerably, extending about 3/4 of a mile from > the land at Treman's lakeshore, so today's walk was longer than I expected. > I did get fine views of ducks from between houses at about #967 Taughannock > Blvd, including White-winged Scoters close to shore, plus all the > Mergansers, all the (usual) *Aythya*, and Common Goldeneyes. The few > Long-tailed Ducks I saw were diving next to the ice edge in the middle of > the lake. I also saw Canada Geese, the usual 3 gull species, and an > immature Bald Eagle on the ice. I wasn't able to scan the whole lake and > saw no grebes, loons, or coots. The only *Anas* I saw was a single male > Mallard flying over Inlet Island. With serious cold expected to return and > continue for awhile, and the ice shelf already so big, I wonder how far it > will grow, or if this could even be a rare year that the lake freezes > over. > > --Dave Nutter > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- asher -Never play it the same way once. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
