Mile 175 Report
Baker Beach Road, Trail
January 2, 2011
Lots of people on Baker Beach, horseback riders from Bend,local riding school riders, mules, the COASST team identifying dead birds and folks just walking.
Report Details
Lots of people on Baker Beach, horseback riders from Bend,local riding school riders, mules, the COASST team identifying dead birds and folks just walking. After all the storms it was just nice to be out on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 7.8 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 15. Walking or running: 6.
Other Activities: 18 horses, 4 mules. Never seen this many people on the beach before..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Notable Wildlife
2 Snowy Plovers running with 1 Sanderling
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 35. There were 22 birds that had been tagged in December (refinds) and 13 new birds that were tagged. Most of the dead birds were Northern Folmurs.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
Caples
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