Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question on waterfowl on Seneca Lake vs. Cayuga Lake

2023-02-21 Thread John Gregoire
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

[cayugabirds-l] Question on waterfowl on Seneca Lake vs. Cayuga Lake

2023-02-20 Thread Barbara B. Eden
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