Mile 195 - South San Marine Beach, Starr Creek - September 23, 2018

Report Details

It was a pleasant fall day for a beach walk with my canine companion, Westly. He helped me with the only unusual finds, a series on dead birds on the drift line, most probably Murres. They will likely be gone with the next high tide. Most of the visitors seen were on the 804 trail section of the mile. The beach was largely deserted.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 16.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 7. Most of the dead birds were probably Murres (see photos), although bird #7 may have been a different species. They were all on the drift line, at least 100 yards apart.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

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Mile 195

South San Marine Beach, Starr Creek

September 28, 2024

It was a pleasant, warm day to share the 804 Trail and beach with quite a few visitors.

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Mile 195

South San Marine Beach, Starr Creek

June 30, 2024

This is my first walk and report since losing my canine companion, Westly, over a year ago. The only important observation in this report is tire tracks from illegal driving on the beach.

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Mile 195

South San Marine Beach, Starr Creek

January 11, 2024

Walking north oh Wayside Lodge I saw 15 or so dead Black Turnstone. That was the only species of bird that was dead. Lots of plastic bottles that I picked up.

Mary Beth Bonte