September 14, 2018

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 8.0 feet.

Number of people: 1. Kayaking: 1. Just me kayaking.

The most notable sighting was a mola that was characteristically floating inches below the surface and looked to be 4.5 feet long. This is the third one that I've seen in the last 15 years. I saw one seal in a cave and one sea lion or seal on the south side (I spotted it behind me already diving and couldn't make out which it was). I saw lots of seagulls and cormorants, as well of about 50 pelicans. I also so a smattering of individual or paired birds including 4 murres, one loon, a couple of rhinoceros auklets, an eared grebe, and a marbled murrelet. I spotted 4 lion's mane jellyfish and numerous ochre sea stars.

Unusual concentration. None

Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam. There is only one spot that generally collects debris, Well's Cove, which has a shallow cave with a sandy beachfront and cave floor. I picked up a handful of styrofoam and a water bottle but left two large pieces of styrofoam that were too large to carry out on my kayak. High tide flooded the entire cave and it was quite clean. Sometimes it's packed with a truckload of trash.