Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
August 7, 2012
Beautiful day on the beach with lot of people, many of whom had walked from Washburn Park; so not many cars at Muriel Ponsler Wayside, where we accessed the beach.
Report Details
Beautiful day on the beach with lot of people, many of whom had walked from Washburn Park; so not many cars at Muriel Ponsler Wayside, where we accessed the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 19. people enjoying our public beaches. One woman had a bag for picking up garbage she might come across.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Notable Wildlife
Very few birds, variety of sea algae, but not in large amounts. No mammals but people and dogs.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. We banded three birds for COASST and found a bird we had previously banded. Sooty Shearwater, immature Murre and mature Murre.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. scattered and light
Nikki T
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