Barbara, Seneca is deeper and the headwaters in the south at Watkins s deepen dramatically within a hundred yards of the shore. The water at the Geneva north end is shallower and more hospitable to waterfowl as it provides better food possibilities. While Seneca does get the occasional gem and the warm waters near the crypto mining facilities power plant create better conditions for waterfowl, Cayuga's relatively shallow waters and ease of birding access make it a more popular birding venue.
On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 5:38 PM Barbara B. Eden <b...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Today we went to Seneca Lake to Lodi State Park and down to Watkins. There > were very few birds on the water (only a small flock of ring billed gulls) > > Cayuga Lake usually has a wide variety of water fowl. Does anyone have any > theories about this? Is it because the shelf is shallower on Cayuga Lake > so it’s easier for the birds to find food. > > Thanks in advance for any insights > > > > ~Barbara Eden > > > -- > *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: 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/ --
