Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
March 7, 2016
This is the way you like to find your mile.
Report Details
This is the way you like to find your mile...very clean beach, and lots of people, dogs, and birds enjoying it. Picked up some assorted pieces of plastic and styrofoam and two bottles...but not nearly as much as expected. Not much in the way of rocks or shells either, but lots and lots of driftwood everywhere.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 33. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 33.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
30 Seagulls, 11 crows
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Unknown
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam.
Natural Changes
Evidence of wave overtopping.
stu and barb
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