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MILE 5 on 3/4/08   -   BERNER LOCATION Curry  •  Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island CONDITIONS Tuesday 7:45 AM  •  Partly cloudy  •  34° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 6.7 ft HUMANS People: 3  •  Dogs: 2 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3  •  Playing in surf: 0  •  Playing in sand: 0  •  Sitting: 0  •  Photography: 0  •  Rockhunting: 0  •  Tidepooling: 0  •  Surfing: 0  •  Windsurfing: 0  •  Kayaking: 0  •  Fishing: 0 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 2  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS Quiet winter morning, brilliant sunshine (even though your program wouldn't allow this possibility). NOTABLE WILDLIFE Usual gulls; two "sixpacks" of black Oystercatchers DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Signs of oil: 0  •  Entanglement: 0  •  Species/names: 0 One seagull, adult STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Wood pieces  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Landslides/major boulder falls  •  Erosion of vegetated foredune continuation of small slides on bluff facing Zwagg Island COMMENTS Considering the winter storms we have experienced, there has been relatively little visible impact on the shore. The sand that recedes during the winter seems to be shifting back in; no apparent new vegetation at the high water line. SUMMARY Considering the winter storms we have experienced, there has been relatively little visible impact on the shore. The sand that recedes during the winter seems to be shifting back in; no apparent new vegetation at the high water line. OBSERVER Berner EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/5/08 7:01 AM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME