Mile 49 Report
Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock
September 19, 2011
The beach was extremely clean with almost no litter (1 soda pop can, 2 bottle caps).
Report Details
The beach was extremely clean with almost no litter (1 soda pop can, 2 bottle caps). Charred wood, remainders of beach fires, were evident but had not been near piles of driftwood, so were apparently extinguished easily and completely.There was not as much natural material in the wrack lines as sometimes occurs.
Conditions
Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 7. Sitting: 1. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: 10 working on dock; 3 tourists milling around on dock. 3 other vehicles were motorcycles, apparently belonging to tourists. Though it was a gorgeous day at the beach, it was very quiet and visitors were few.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 1 pelagic cormorant; 3 too dessicated to be identified (parts missing)
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces.
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Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock
Not much trash and minimal people activity, especially given what a beautiful day it was.
Kristi Cramer
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Never seen so many dead birds on this small beach.
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Signs of fairly recent bonfires, about 4-6 different piles.
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All was quiet on the beaches.
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Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock
A quiet, sunny day on the beach.
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It was a gorgeous day to be on the beach.
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Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock
The beach was very clean, no real wrack line.
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