Mile 300 Report
Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach
December 1, 2019
Rainy day so fewer people on this holiday weekend Sunday.
Report Details
Rainy day so fewer people on this holiday weekend Sunday. Friday was sunny and more than 200 people and their dogs were enjoying - walking, running, exercising dogs, throwing footballs, kites, surfing, a few splashing in the water.No animals other than one flock of birds on Sunday - a group of sandpipers - maybe a "bind," a "contradiction," a "fling," a "hill," or a "time-step."
Conditions
Temperature: 46 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 7.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 4.
Concerns
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
none
Beached Birds
sandpipers 40 sea gulls 10
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. amazingly clean! only 2 easily identifiable bits of plastic.
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More than 30 mid-sized, dead birds of what looked like the same species and one sea gull and one crow. Not too much sea plastic - I picked up some of it. Large burnt stumps and logs were rolling around in the high tide. Farther south, the ocean has removed the dune and some of the paths end in a sand cliff now.
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