Mile 60 Report
Floras Lake SP, Floras Lake, Denmark
January 20, 2014
Another beautiful day at Mile 60.
Report Details
Another beautiful day at Mile 60.sunny after fog lifted. Lite Nw wind, tide coming in. Some plastic, which seem to get worst as I walk south, but still pretty clean of trash. 3 groups of people, 2 runner, 4 walking and 1 solitary agate hunter like me working the gravel beds intermittently down the beach. Bluffs/cliff show new erosion, nothing major, just slow, continuous erosion. No shore birds, a few gulls and one Marsh Hawk. Coots and geese on Floras Lake. No sea mammals.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Walking or running: 2. Playing in sand: 4. Beachwalkers and runner, no tav or cars
Notable Wildlife
Few gulls and one hawk
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. remains
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal. as above
Report Images
Bob Ivey
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