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MILE 5 on 2/25/07   -   BERNER LOCATION Curry  •  Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island CONDITIONS Sunday 8:00 AM  •  Rain  •  40° F  •  Wind: Moderate from the SW  •  Tide: 6 ft HUMANS People: 2  •  Dogs: 1 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 2 CONCERNS Litter DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS A rainy, turbulent day; saw only 2 visitors to Chetco Point park and none on the beach below NOTABLE WILDLIFE two seals off Chetco Point beach; multiple gulls, 1/2 dozen oyster catchers, the resident osprey, and a few of what appeared in the distance to be comorants DEAD BIRDS Total: 0  •  Signs of oil: 0  •  Entanglement: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS none DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY no significant changes from the Nov. 2006, trip. Winter storms have done nothing unusual this year on this stretch in so far as I can tell OBSERVER Berner EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/31/07 11:11 PM  •  EDITED 4/1/07 12:11 AM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME