Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
November 4, 2012
It was warm today after three days of stormy weather and the sun was peeking out now and then so there were a lot of people on the beaches.
Report Details
It was warm today after three days of stormy weather and the sun was peeking out now and then so there were a lot of people on the beaches. We spotted 7 dogs and 7 people, and only counted the vehicles at one access point. We had to use two access points due to the higher water in China Creek. Next time I will wear my rubber boots!We don't see much live bird life on this section of beach, but banded a Parakeet Auklet for COASST. He was a bit of a surprise. The wrack was sparse, mostly small wood with a small piece of plastic or styrofoam here and there, also a few sea palms.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 7. Mostly cloudy, quite warm after three days of stormy weather so there were quite a few people out on the coastal beaches today.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. We found the remains of an immature gull we had banded in June. We also banded a Parakeet Auklet for COASST.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. small pieces of plastic here and there in scattered driftline
Nikki T
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