Mile 243 Report
December 16, 2015
Report submitted by ScienceDave.
Report Details
Report submitted by ScienceDave.1 dead tagged bird- leg band # 09771, 1 untagged dead bird. Cellophane worm casings in drifline along with plastic and rope collected approximately 10 lbs of debris.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Walking or running: 7. Playing in sand: 3.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. one with leg band tagging 09771 plus a grey tag.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Large amount of cellophane worm casings. Looks like colorless fine grass. Picked up approximately 10 lbs of plastic and rope.
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