Mile 145 - North Umpqua Lighthouse SP, south of Lake Marie - August 11, 2017

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It was relatively quiet on the beach with moderate activity. Every one seemed laid back and the dogs were well behaved. It was very low tide and I counted 97 Sea Stars on the jetty rocks, both purple and orange. Most were in the 4" to 6" range, some were 2", a few larger ones were also on the rocks. There were two that seemed different, please see photos.There were a lot of quarter size jellies(?) See photo. There was also a larger 12" jellyfish.I did the is it a sea lion or bird thing for a long while with binoculars and decided-birds. I don't think seagulls, maybe cormorants.One vulture on the jetty. Normal amount of sea gulls.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 34. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 30. Surfing: 4.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).