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We began walk at N44'53.632 and finished at N44'55.157 when we became too laden with trash and left it in receptacle at boat launch. On way back, birds noted on the bay side of spit: coots, Surf scoter, White-winged scoter, grebe, merganser, cormorant, mallard, egret, and Great Blue heron.Please note that we left a crab pot buoy at N44'54.686, colors white/green/yellow with #22.

Conditions

Temperature: 43 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy.

Human Activities

Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 4.

Concerns

Litter

Notable Wildlife

Saw flocks of surfbirds and sanderlings.

Beached Birds

Saw the right wing of a Black turnstone, and predation of a small bird, possibly a sanderling (just a pile of feathers stained with blood).

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Saw the head of a fairly large fish (cod?), species not noted.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces. Collected various debris such as plastic bottles, plastic sheeting, nylon rope, foam rubber, etc.

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