Mile 175 Report
Baker Beach Road, Trail
April 6, 2007
Observation was from 8:30 - 11:30 am, Dead Bird count for COASST at the same time.
Report Details
Observation was from 8:30 - 11:30 am, Dead Bird count for COASST at the same time.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Activities
Number of people: 4.
Other Activities: Birding. U.S. Forest Service truck.
Notable Wildlife
Snowy Plover nesting area
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 10. Signs of oiling: 1. 2 Cassin Auklet, 2 Common Murre, 5 Rhinocerus Auklet, 1 Glaucous Gull oil on dead bird was very small amount
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Lots of sand dollars - some dead and some still alive
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Animal casings or molts, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal. Dune modification for Snowy Plover habitat restoration
Actions & Comments
Flat beach - 4 degree slope. Worm tracks in wet sand. Many shells, sand dollars and small rocks. 12 dead crab and 20 crab molts. Very light biological wrackline: a little seagrass, Phyllospadix, a small amount of Hydrozoa and algae (Mazzaella splendens, Porphyra and Lessoniopsis), snail egg cases, one "jellyfish". Two skate egg cases on the dry sand. Snowy Plover Nesting Area roped off and signed.
Caples
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