North end of Seneca Lake 2/28/26

After a slow start at the Finger Lakes Welcome Center, our group of nine members moved to the Park. We were then able to identify the scaup and redheads rafting together. Forming their own group, Common Goldeneye were also observed diving and displaying. At the sprayground, we encountered 2 white gulls that were thought to be Glaucous Gulls and that is what I reported initially. However, after doing some online research, I had to conclude that I cannot be confident that I can distinguish between Iceland and Glaucous so I revised the report to: white winged gull sp. Note: If you are a recipient of this shared list, it does NOT mean you have to revise your list, as well. 

Lyn Jacobs

Seneca Lake SP, Seneca, New York, US

Feb 28, 2026 8:51 AM - 10:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.534 mile(s)

19 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  45

Mute Swan  16

Gadwall  4

Mallard  15

Redhead  350

Ring-necked Duck  1

Lesser Scaup  250

Bufflehead  4

Common Goldeneye  40

Common Merganser  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

American Coot  4

Ring-billed Gull  25

American Herring Gull  10

Great Black-backed Gull  5

white-winged gull sp.  2     Both birds were first observed on the beach near the Sprayground in Seneca Lake SP. Later one of them got into an aerial kerfuffle with another gull over a food item. Both of these large birds appeared to be uniformly white with very pale tan markings, bill pinkish at base and pinkish legs.

Bald Eagle  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

American Robin  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1