Report Details

There was nothing outstanding in my walk on the beach this time.  I am so pleased to see that the debris level has been low lately.It was smokey though due to surrounding forest fires.  3 dead birds, murre tagged, live shorebirds, gulls, crows. People on the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 4. Sitting: 4. Other Activities: Horseback riding 10.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5. RVs/Buses parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Flock of sandpipers, scattered gulls, 2 crows.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. leg band on common murre

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). Not much debris, Yahoo!!

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

September 26, 2020

Not much to report.

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

December 4, 2018

It was a beautiful, sunny day on a clean and quiet beach!

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

June 18, 2018

Collected some debris.

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

January 13, 2018

Happy to see such a clean beach.

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

December 18, 2017

Llive gulls and sandpipers.

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

September 4, 2017

There was nothing outstanding in my walk on the beach this time.

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

January 16, 2017

Live gull and sandpipers.

Kit Kirk

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Mile 175

Baker Beach Road, Trail

October 21, 2016

Nothing new or unusual out there today.

Kit Kirk