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MILE 49 on 12/10/09   -   TICHENOR
LOCATIONCurry  •  Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock
CONDITIONSThursday 1:30 PM  •  Sunny  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 1.5 ft
HUMANSPeople: 10  •  Dogs: 3
ACTIVITIESWalking/running: 3  •  on the dock; some working
CONCERNS
DISTURBANCES
VEHICLESCars/Trucks parking: 67
ACTIV.COMMENTS
NOTABLE WILDLIFEone kildeer on dune above beach
DEAD BIRDS
STRANDED
FISH & INVERTS1 squid, about 3 to 4 feet long
DRIFTLINEShells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces
broken bits of plastic (not styrofoam); some remains of fish and edible size crabs
NEW DEVELOPMENT
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NATURAL CHANGES
COMMENTS
SUMMARYA 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.
OBSERVERTichenor EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 12/11/09 11:01 PM
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