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Beautiful day on Mile 200. One dead seal pup (see photo). Mild fog with sunshine, nice summer weather. One lone Bonaparte's Gull was spotted as well as many pelicans, gulls, and sandpipers.Several drift wood structures.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 15. Other Activities: flying kites (2). Tire tracks from Park Ranger.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Notable Wildlife

Bonaparte's Gull (1), small and large sandpipers, gulls, crows, pelicans.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Not sure what it was. Black and white, approximately 5 pounds.

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Seal pup, deceased.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. No litter present! :)

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September 19, 2023

Patterson creek was gently flowing and easy to cross near the ocean.

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July 8, 2023

A beach brush fire occurred on July 2 around 3 p.

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June 22, 2023

Beautiful sunny Thursday morning - perfect for walking Mile 200.

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Mile 200

May 1, 2023

On Saturday, Apr 29, there was a volunteer cleanup event organized for a Girl Scout Gold Award with SOLVE starting a Patterson State Park.

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Mile 200

January 23, 2023

Although there were only 6 cars parked at Patterson Creek State Park this early Monday morning, I saw quite a few walkers and off leash dogs on the beach.

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Mile 200

November 3, 2022

There were a few cars in the parking lot in Patterson State Park this cool non-windy Thursday morning.

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