[EBB Sightings] Re: High Tides

Just a reminder, one thing to be aware of when going out to look for 
high tide birds, such as rails, is the wide variation in high tide times 
in different parts of the Bay-Delta system.

As examples, the high tides on December 12 and 13 are later than the 
Golden Gate times mentioned by Kay Loughman by 30 minutes at the Oakland 
airport (11:23 and 12:11, respectively) and by almost four hours at 
Antioch (2:34 and 3:25 PM).

To see more local tide times than you really need, check out 
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

Don Lewis
Lafayette, CA
donlewis at comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
> Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 06:12:01 -0800
> From: Kay Loughman 
> Subject: [EBB Sightings] Black Rails?
> Birders,
> The next few days will have very high tides during daylight hours. 
> Does
> anyone have suggestions about where to look for Black Rails in the 
> East
> Bay?  Any other seldom-seen species to watch for?
> Kay Loughman
> Berkeley
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:09:11 -0800
> From: Kay Loughman 
> Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] Black Rails?
> Mike,
> At the Golden Gate
> Friday, 12/10 6.8 ft at 9:16am
> Saturday, 12/11 7 ft at 9:58 am
> Sunday, 12/12  7.1 ft at 10:43am
> Monday, 12/13  7 ft at 11:32 am
> Tuesday 12/14  6.8 ft at 12:24 pm
> Kay