Mile 188 - Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area - November 8, 2012

Report Details

Gorgeous fall day and no one there. New and strange to me jelly fish washed up - smaller than my hand, clear with a hard knobby "head" ??? and amanitas watching over the coastline.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 1.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Very few birds; saw many jellies never seen before - hard knobby head-thing.

Stranded Marine Mammals

never seen before jellies washed up; smaller than my hand, clear to white, hard knobby hear-thing. Purple urchins are in great number.

Wrackline Content

Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Wood pieces. very little "trash" in the driftline

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