Mile 245 Report
January 16, 2018
Quiet day, beach was quite clean, no sea pickles (pyrosomes), numerous bits of jelly or sea gooseberries, and an old black tire.
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Quiet day, beach was quite clean, no sea pickles (pyrosomes), numerous bits of jelly or sea gooseberries, and an old black tire. Got an email off to the park ranger about the tire. Seems to be the same tire that's been around for years.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 16.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 piece of a gull
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). cellophane worm feeding tubes, jelly bits
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TerryH
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Beach was cleaner than observered previously - paper and plastic most prevalent however.
LisaBC