Those two factors (shallow water, ice shelf) are related; ice forms soonest and lingers longest over the shallows. Aquatic ecology (hence exploitable food resources) are also influenced by depth. And of course the north end of the lake is surrounded by marshes and agricultural lands that offer forage whenever the snow cover does not prevent it.
The winter draw-down of lake level makes the shallows even shallower, almost like a tidal area. -Geo Kloppel On Mar 11, 2013, at 8:58 AM, John VanNiel <vanni...@flcc.edu> wrote: > There was also an ice shelf there to loaf on... > > -----Original Message----- > From: bounce-75479805-3493...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-75479805-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 8:06 AM > To: cayugabirds-l > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Question about lower lake road > > I imagine a number of factors contribute to the attractive power of that > area. Here's one: the lake is still broad there, but it's very shallow, > mostly 5 - 6 ft. > > -Geo > > On Mar 11, 2013, at 1:29 AM, "Barbara B. Eden" <b...@cornell.edu> wrote: > >> I am curious why that is the place where the snow geese and tundra swans >> congregate >> >> Thanks, >> Barbara > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
