Mile 175 Report
Baker Beach Road, Trail
October 2, 2009
It was sunny, it was cloudy, it rained and then it was sunny – a morning on Baker Beach.
Report Details
It was sunny, it was cloudy, it rained and then it was sunny – a morning on Baker Beach. The beach was clean of human trash and very little from the ocean. The 4 COASST people, other wise known as the Dead Birders, tagged five dead birds one of which was a Northern Pintail. There were 4 horses with riders and dogs. Two hunters were checking the deflation plain.Two questions for the morning: 1- How high up the beach would a six to ten inch tsunami go at high tide? And 2- Why was the Osprey still here?
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 2. Other Activities: 4 horses with riders, 2 hunters, 4 COASST.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Osprey, 30 Gulls - Western, Glaucous-winged,Heermann'sTurkey Voltures 4
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 5. 411-Northern Pintail, 412-Subadult Gull, 413-Western Grebe, 414- Common Murre, 415-Surf Scoter
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.
Actions & Comments
Dead birds were being identified & tagged by the COASST Survey Team
Caples
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