Mile 172 Report
Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
September 28, 2012
Noticable absence of plastic, beach very clean, very little driftline deposit - manmade or natural.
Report Details
Noticable absence of plastic, beach very clean, very little driftline deposit - manmade or natural.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 14.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 24.
Notable Wildlife
1 Plover, some Gulls and Crows.Very few birds
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Common Murre
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces. Noticable absence of plastic, beach very clean, very little driftline deposit - manmade or natural.
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One decomposing seal and one dead sea gull or Murre?
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Another glorious sunny winter day at Heceta Beach! The recent high tides have washed away most of the summer dunes that accumulate on the high beach in front of the vegetation zone. Just another day in paradise!
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Lots of wood debris stacked up on the beach from past high tide and storms.
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Louie the Lab and I chased his Chuck-It ball from Driftwood Shores north to Sutton Creek and back today.
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Nice sunny day for flinging the "Chuck-It" ball into the surf for the dog.
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Jelleyfish for a quarter mile.
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