Mile 100 Report
October 1, 2007
The topography of the beach had changed from its usual flatness to hillocks, or piles of sand, with intervening gullies where the water washed quite far into the beach,leaving empty pools during low and medium tide.
Report Details
The topography of the beach had changed from its usual flatness to hillocks, or piles of sand, with intervening gullies where the water washed quite far into the beach,leaving empty pools during low and medium tide. Mussel shells, kelp sea palms and wood pieces were scattered along the high tide line. Dead birds were a gull, a cormorant and a Mallard duck. A large flock of about 100 gulls on beach. Human presence was moderate (9)- walking, 1 dog.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 9. A quiet day with few human visitors. One very large flock of 100 gulls.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
One flock of a hundred gulls.High tide mark sprinkled with mussel shells, individually and in clumps. Large piles of kelp and sea palms, also kelp and sea palms sprinkled along high tide line.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 1 gull, 1 cormorant, 1 female mallard duck
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Mussel shells scattered along the beach at high tide line
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. Mussel shells
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