Mile 167 Report
South end Siuslaw South Jetty Road
August 7, 2009
Crab shells in the drift line, seemed to be in clumps and not scattered all along drift line.
Report Details
Crab shells in the drift line, seemed to be in clumps and not scattered all along drift line. Gulls were concentrated where the shells were. In addition, there were two large pieces of docks 8' x 10' 1 1/2 ' thick with concrete bases.Found out later these dock pieces were from dock in front of closed restaurant by bridge on Siuslaw River at Florence, OR.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 14. Walking or running: 2. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 5. Other Activities: sand boarding 2. Beach Rangers replacing signs. Jeep on beach north of mile 167
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.
Beached Birds
Squirrel
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
1 sea lion
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces. two pieces of dock
JeanneLB
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