Mile 97 Report
March 17, 2009
An overcast, chilly morning brought no bad things to view.
Report Details
An overcast, chilly morning brought no bad things to view. The Snowy Plover nesting signage is up from China Creek south through the nesting restoration area (and probably beyond, but I didn't go there because of threatening storm clouds moving in from the south). No dead mammals or birds or fish came in sight. Trash was mostly from out to sea, and I removed a SOLV bag full: rope, plastic bags and bottles, spray cans with oriental markings, plastic bottle tops. Kelp/algae and beach grass in driftline. A cormorant flying along the tideline. A few Canada Geese flying overhead. Sanderlings and Dunlins on the shore. Low human impact (1)- a predator control person on an allowed ATV.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Other Activities: predator control.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Not much out there today: a cormorant flying close to the tideline, a few Canada Geese overhead, a flock of mixed shorebirds--Sanderlings and Dunlins.
Beached Birds
yeah!
Stranded Marine Mammals
yeah!
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
nope
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). beachgrass
Natural Changes
Evidence of wave overtopping.
Actions & Comments
It has been stormy, so the wave/tide action has been higher than it otherwise might be. Waves have leveled the beach practically to the base of the sand dunes, and sometimes into that area.
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