Mile 104 - Bullards Beach west of the Campground - June 6, 2007

Report Details

Kelp/algae, small rocks and styrofoam in the driftline. Few shorebirds, crows and gull on dry sand. 1 dead Common Murre and 1 dead gull. There was not much activity -- human or otherwise -- on this intermittently rainy morning. Low human impact (2)-1 walking and 1 rockhunting. 1 dog. The only notable development was scattered pockets of gravel and rockbeds being uncovered basically from the southern mile boundary to about a half mile.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1. Some recreational walkers use the beach parking lot, though they don't usually walk the beach. That was the case today.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

Very few shorebirds were in evidence, perhaps because of the tide level and the rainy weather. No mammals were spotted offshore. A couple of crows and gulls on the dry sand were about all I spotted.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. One small murre, recently dead. One much depleted bird, probably a gull.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Small rocks, Styrofoam.