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The other thing that caught our attention was the thick, almost continuous wrack.  Most was sea (eel) grass,  but molted crab shells were very common.  Plastic bottles, crab floats, broken plastic pieces, and a tarp were noted.  There was a mostly intact crab pot on the wet sand.  There was a very high tide earlier, and it is likely that the grass was washed out of the bay by the swift outflow.  Salmon fishers on the bay complained of grass fouling their terminal gear.The earlier high tide filled in low spots where sand had built up during the summer.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Notable Wildlife

Groups of gulls on wet beach, flight of pelicans, groups of shorebirds in dry sand areas.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 5. 3 common murres, dried out, old finds. 2 gulls, western and immature. Wings only.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

New Development

none

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

as usual, sand is accreting.

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All Mile 289 Reports

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Mile 289

September 20, 2021

This mile is not surveyed 4 times a year since it became a designated bird nesting area.

ollikainen

Mile 289

December 24, 2020

There is no trace of nesting bird protection.

ollikainen

Mile 289

September 21, 2020

September 15 ended the nesting bird restrictions on mile 289.

ollikainen

Mile 289

August 1, 2020

I saw so many different types of birds along the jetty, I'm no bird expert but I thought I saw pelicans, herons, cormorants, and sea gulls.

EJD

Mile 289

March 20, 2020

Mile 289 is again restricted due to bird nesting.

ollikainen

Mile 289

December 5, 2019

This survey was all about the jelly fish that covered the most recent wrack areas.

ollikainen

Mile 289

June 16, 2019

This is a partial survey.

ollikainen

Mile 289

March 21, 2019

The signage is up again keeping all dogs off Mile 289.

ollikainen