Mile 130 Report
Horsfall Beach, south end of Or Dunes Nat Rec Area
December 14, 2009
Very quiet day on mile 130 with few birds (gulls) and no people.
Report Details
Very quiet day on mile 130 with few birds (gulls) and no people. New sand deposits left beach smooth and clean from waterline to vegetation line. Very last one hundred yards of mile 130 still retained some logs and tree stumps. Shells, animal casings, kelp/algae and wood pieces in the driftline.
Conditions
Temperature: 47 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -0.7 feet.
Human Activities
no one in parking lot and no one on the beach during the time I was at mile 130
Notable Wildlife
two gulls on beach
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
new sand deposits on beach left it clean with little debris
sandyrandy94
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