Mile 123 Report
Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay
June 1, 2009
It was a calm, lovely day with a very clean beach, except for litter (including rusting bed springs) near easiest access points.
Report Details
It was a calm, lovely day with a very clean beach, except for litter (including rusting bed springs) near easiest access points. Four dead Common Murre were near the drift line on the beach, probably deposited by a recent high tide. Shells, animal casings, moon jellies, kelp/algae (sea sack, sea lettuce, bull kelp and rock weed) and eel grass in driftline. Canada Geese, Brown Pelicans and a Pelagic Cormorant seen. Mussels, barnacles, purple shore crab and aggregate green anemones in tidepools. Moderate human impact (20)-walking. Three dogs.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 0.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 20. Small number of people, mostly going for short walks.
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: car tracks on beach.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Notable Wildlife
sea sack, sea lettuce, eel grass, small bull kelp, rock weed coming in with tide, dozen Canada Geese, 6 Brown Pelicans, 1 Pelagic Cormorant. Tidepools by jetty rocks: Blue Mussels, leaf and thatched barnacles, purple shore crab, aggregate green anemones, ochre stars
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 4 dead Common Murres, reported by Jerry Chadwick
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells. 2 sea palm clusters, moon jellies (3-50
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