Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
September 18, 2015
The kind of day that sends tourists to the real estate offices in town.
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The kind of day that sends tourists to the real estate offices in town. Beach very clean - no refuse around firepits; I collected less than a pound of human-related debris on my mile. Eight Common murre carcasses.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 42. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 15. Playing in surf: 10. Playing in sand: 10. Sitting: 5. Surfing: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 8. Common murres - 6 adults, 2 juveniles. All to the south end of mile 236. Two pretty chewed up, the others mostly intact, belly up.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Small rocks, Wood pieces. Picked up one tiny piece of plastic on the driftline
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
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