Mile 188 Report
Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
December 4, 2008
Gorgeous winter day, no wind, sun.
Report Details
Gorgeous winter day, no wind, sun. Lots of gulls, crows, several cormorants drying out, and three oyster catchers working the low tide. Hardly any plastic debris - yea!
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 1. Other Activities: seal watching.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
gulls, cor.morants,crows, and 3 oyster catchers
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. very little plastic - yea!
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Mile 188
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It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill.
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It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill, with many visitors -- and the resident harbor seals -- enjoying the balmy weather.
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The high surf (even at low tide) made for dramatic conditions during this visit.
Mark Gasiorowski
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Mile 188 has no notable changes since my last visit two months ago.
GasiorowskiM
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It was another beautiful day at Mile 188.
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
It was a beautiful day at Mile 188, with the resident harbor seals dozing on the rocks just offshore and many gulls flying around.
GasiorowskiM
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
There were two mudslides on the north beach, 20-40 yards north of the parking area, that appeared to be recent.
GasiorowskiM
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill.
GasiorowskiM
