Mile 217 Report
Newport, Nye Beach north, Agate Beach south
March 7, 2012
There were a lot of large logs and pieces of wood.
Report Details
There were a lot of large logs and pieces of wood. As always, there were hundreds of small pieces of plastic and quite a bit of trash on the beach. Higher than normal number of dead birds washed ashore as well. On the bright side, it was a beautiful, sunny day!
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 8.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 12. Sitting: 3. Other Activities: 2. Beautiful day, two people flying kite
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 12. 6 Rhino Auklets; 1 Horned Puffin; 1 Tufted Puffin; 2 Northern Fulmar; 1 Cormorant sp.; 1 unid. headless bird, 90% sure Rhino Auklet.
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Lots of small pieces of plastic
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