Mile 189 Report
Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
May 24, 2023
All in all a beautiful low tide day with very little debris on the beach.
Report Details
All in all a beautiful low tide day with very little debris on the beach. Observed bird life included seagulls, swallows, turkey vultures, and crows.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 9. Tidepooling: 4. Surfing: 2.
Concerns
Fire
Apparent violations: Evidence of small campfire on beach.Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 6.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. A large number of seagulls on the far north end of this coastline segment were taking advantage of the very low tide and pulling off and trying to eat sea stars. Many dead sea stars in this area.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Styrofoam. Because of the high/low tides the driftline was in the rocks with almost no perceptible debris. A few pieces of larger styrofoam found.
New Development
Steps down bluff. The steps down bluff were defined on an old foot path that leads to the area of beach by the Gwynn Creek culvert. The exposed ground shows that it is a shell midden.
Natural Changes
Large driftwood logs have washed up on shore at the base of the South Neptune Beach parking lot stairs. These were just recently rebuilt after previous storm damage and the logs look like they have the potential of now damaging the bottom stairs.
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I was on the mile from 5:40 am to about 8 am.
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Graffiti covered up.
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Someone/organization has painted over the grafitti that had been sprayed all over the retaining wall under the freeway at the Gwynn Creek culvert (just north of the north Neptune Beach parking lot).
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