[EBB Sightings] can someone tell me where "meeker slough" is?

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That's Meeker Slough.  

As a comment, the Bay Trail can also be accessed from Point Isabel, which is
reached from Central Avenue in El Cerrito (turn west on Central toward
Costco from the 580 highway).  Turn North onto Rydin Road (right) and there
is an East Bay Regional Park parking lot at the end of the road.  Lots of
dogwalkers, since Point Isabel is devoted to that, but the bay trail runs
north from here along the South Richmond shoreline, past the 51st entry, and
continues to Meeker Slough, where there is a bridge and an extensive gray
condo development.  You can continue further north on the trail and come
eventually to friendship park and the Richmond Marina.  It's a very nice
walk.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Kris Olson
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 2:36 PM
To: 'Kris Olson'; 'Lisa and Robb'; sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: RE: [EBB Sightings] can someone tell me where "meeker slough" is?

Also, where is Meeker Slough? When you get to the Bay Trail and walk
north(right), you come to a channel of water off to your right,
perpendicular to the trail. From the signs out on the trail, I think this is
Meeker Slough, but I could be way off.

Kris Olson



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Kris Olson
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 2:25 PM
To: 'Lisa and Robb'; sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: RE: [EBB Sightings] can someone tell me where "meeker slough" is?

Lisa,

Hi. I am not exactly a local either, and I could no reference to Meeker
Slough on the internet or any maps. 
Someone posted to park at the end of 51st Street in Richmond, and from there
I got directions from Yahoo maps [I know you take 580 from 80 if you are
going north, toward Richmond, and it's one of the first exits-- I remember
Bayview]. I did not see good directions in early EBB posts and I save almost
all of them, and definitely all regarding the Skimmers.

Once there, you walk straight ahead (it's pretty obvious), then turn right
when you hit the Bay. I got there at high tide so there were no mudflats,
but there would probably be mud flats on either side of the trail. There
will be a "dilapidated" pier on your left, and I saw one Skimmer skim by
there --2 or 3 passes and it was gone. It was not there for the first hour I
was there. If I had blinked, I would have missed it.

There were also lots of Marbled Godwits, Long Billed Curlews, Black-bellied
Plovers and a single Black Oyster Catcher and Greater Yellowlegs.

Good luck!

Kris Olson
Menlo Park, CA


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of Lisa and Robb
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 7:16 PM
To: sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: [EBB Sightings] can someone tell me where "meeker slough" is?

I'm not a local, and I can't figure this out.

Thanks!
Lisa Lazar
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