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MILE 97 on 7/13/09   -   D BILDERBACK LOCATION Coos  •  Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake CONDITIONS Monday 9:00 AM  •  Cloudy  •  58° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW HUMANS People: 1 ACTIVITIES Snowy Plover Predator Control on ATV. CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 1 ACTIV.COMMENTS Snowy Plover Predator Control on ATV. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in surf. Caspian Terns flying over surf and Brown Pelicans on ocean. Two Snowy Plovers sighted on dry sand. DEAD BIRDS STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks Broken Sand Dollars, a few sea jellies and many worm tubes. NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Ridge and runnel formation. COMMENTS Kelp and algae in the drifline were Fucus (Rockweed), Nereocystis (Bull Kelp), Alaria (Ribbon Kelp), Egregia (Feather Boa Kelp), Mazzaella (Iridescent Seaweed), Cystoseira (Northern Bladder Chain), Hymenena (Black-lined Red Seaweed), and Postelsia palmaeformis (Sea Palm). Much tangled Sea Grass, Zostera. Beach slope of 4 to 13 degrees. SUMMARY Shells, crab casings, kelp/algae, Sea Grass, broken Sand Dollars, a few Sea Jellies, many worm casings and small rocks in driftline. Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging on beach. Two Snowy Plover on the dry sand. Caspian Terns flying over surf and Brown Pelicans on ocean. Ridge and runnel formation occurring. Beach slope of 4-13 degrees. Wind speed of 6.3 mph from NW. Air and ocean temperature of 58 and 53 degrees F., respectively. Low human impact (1)-Snowy Plover predator control on ATV. OBSERVER D Bilderback EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 8/23/09 3:43 PM  •  EDITED 11/3/09 9:51 AM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME