Mile 122 Report
Bastendorff Beach west half
May 23, 2008
It was a nice cloudy day on the mile.
Report Details
It was a nice cloudy day on the mile. No huge changes accept the snag falls on the southern end of the mile. Of course, the sand has started its migration back onto the beach. Many sea stars, Aggregating and Giant Green Sea Anemone in tidepools. Gulls, Osprey, Turkey Vulture flying over beach. Cormorants nesting on cliffs at southern end of mile. Moderate human impact (7)-walking. Four dogs.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 7.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Notable Wildlife
12 purple starfish, 10 in one pool. 3 orange starfish. Many Aggregating and Giant Green sea anemones. 4 seagulls flying, one Osprey? flying over the tide then back into forest on cliff. One Turkey Vulture. Black seabirds, probably Pelagic Cormorants nesting on cliffs at southern end of mile.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. On decomposed unidentified bird skeleton.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
About 15 dead Dungeness crabs.
Wrackline Content
Shells.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling.
Actions & Comments
Two huge snags feel onto outcroped shelf on southern end of beach and knocked a second snag down in the process.
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