Ned,

Here is a generic less than 2 cents contribution. This comes from Eric
Mills who has headed up the Brier Island (Nova Scotia) Christmas bird
count since 1971.

"In general, I've found seawatching at Brier better on a flooding
tide". This is on the Bay of Fundy which has huge tides, not Point no
Point.

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
On Dec 29, 2006, at 11:06 AM, Ned McGarry wrote:

> When visiting Point-No-Point to coordinate with tidal rips, what
> timing during the tidal cycle maximizes the opportunity to see birds
> feeding there?
>
> For example . . . low tide at Hansville tomorrow is 6:26AM . . . high
> tide is 12:03PM. Is there a time during the incoming tide that should
> be best, or is it better during the outgoing tide . . . the next low
> tide being at 7:39PM?
>
> Thanks in advance for shards of maritime wisdom.
>
> (of course, a pirate would say, "ShARRRRRRRRds".)
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