Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
October 29, 2014
The storm brought in a lot of debris and swept it back out.
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The storm brought in a lot of debris and swept it back out. This beach is so clean! More dead wildlife than usual, however. I shall attach photos for identification.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 3.
Notable Wildlife
Smattering of gulls
Beached Birds
All seemed to have succumbed to the storm; most pretty deteriorated; three small birds with bright blue legs and feet (like blue boobies!), and two long-necked egret-types - I'll attach photos.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 2. A lot of sand covering on one, size made me think it was a seal, but then I saw bones, which made me think land mammal? It is just north of the access at Wallace.// The second one lies in front of Gleneden Beach State Park; fur looks like deer - bones exposed, no head. Again, this is not a sea creature. Attaching photos
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). Picked up a lot of styrofoam fragments
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
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