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MILE 168 on 3/13/10   -   BWHOLLER LOCATION Lane  •  Central South Siuslaw Jetty Road CONDITIONS Saturday 11:00 AM  •  Cloudy  •  Wind: Moderate from the S HUMANS People: 6  •  Dogs: 2 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 6 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 2 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE A few gulls, no shorebirds DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: northern fulmar, recently dead STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Wood pieces  •  Ocean-based debris NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Sand sculpturing softened and redistributed COMMENTS Lots of plastic debris, many pieces with pelagic barnacles. Lots of plastic floats in various sizes from basketball size to baseball size, also more flattened shapes. A few fluorescent light tubes and also a few incandescent bulbs, and a crab pot in good condition. Coke can and Nestle "Milo" container with Asian lettering. SUMMARY The sharp sand "cliff" at high tide line has disappeared in most places and sand is more evenly distributed from foredune to water. Not many birds today, only a few gulls. Lots of plastic debris, many pieces with pelagic barnacles. Lots of plastic floats in various sizes from basketball size to baseball size, also more flattened shapes. A few fluorescent light tubes and also a few incandescent bulbs, and a crab pot in good condition. Coke can and Nestle "Milo" container with Asian lettering. If today was the Beach Cleanup Day, there would be bags and bags of plastic! OBSERVER bwholler EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/19/10 7:28 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US