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MILE 49 on 12/10/09   -   TICHENOR LOCATION Curry  •  Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock CONDITIONS Thursday 1:30 PM  •  Sunny  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 1.5 ft HUMANS People: 10  •  Dogs: 3 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3  •  on the dock; some working CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 67 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE one kildeer on dune above beach DEAD BIRDS STRANDED FISH & INVERTS 1 squid, about 3 to 4 feet long DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces broken bits of plastic (not styrofoam); some remains of fish and edible size crabs NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY A warm, sunny, calm day at the beach. Most of the people and all but 2 of the cars were on the dock. Crab season is in full swing and the fishers have had good weather since it started December 1. The beach was clean; no dead birds and almost no litter. OBSERVER Tichenor EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 12/11/09 11:01 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US