Mile 97 Report
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
November 21, 2009
A light driftline consisting of feathers, gastropod egg cases, infrequent kelp and algae, few shells and rocks, two logs covered with pelagic gooseneck barnacles, barnacle and sand crab castings,several species of Hydrozoa, eelgrass and seagrass.
Report Details
A light driftline consisting of feathers, gastropod egg cases, infrequent kelp and algae, few shells and rocks, two logs covered with pelagic gooseneck barnacles, barnacle and sand crab castings,several species of Hydrozoa, eelgrass and seagrass. Sanderlings and Four Snowy Plover foraging on wet sand. Two northern Fulmar resting on beach. Western Gulls resting on Beach. Brown Pelican flying south over ocean. Dead birds consisted of: 1 Common Murre, 1 Rhinoceros Auklet, 7 Northern Fulmar and 2 Western Grebe. One Harbor Seal swimming in ocean. A degraded dead Harbor Seal high on beach. Beach slope of 11 degrees. Wind at 10 mph from the south. Air and ocean temperatures were 51 and 50 degrees, respectively. A bag of plastic removed from beach. Low human inpact (1)-walking.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Harbor Seal swimming in ocean. Two Northern Fulmar resting on beach. Brown Pelican flying south over ocean. Four Snowy Plover. Two logs with pelagic gooseneck barnacles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 11. 2 Western Grebe1 Rhinoceros Auklet1 Common Murre7 Northern Fulmar
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Harbor Seal,degraded (reported last month)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks. feathers, various species of Hydrozoa
Actions & Comments
Comments: Infrequent algae/kelp in the driftline were: Hymenena, Cryptopleura, Egregia, Postelsia, Ulva, Nereocystis Cystoseira and Macrocystis. Zostera and Phyllospadix were in the driftline. Castings of barnacle and sand crab in driftline.Beach slope of 9 degrees.
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