Mile 198 - Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek - August 1, 2010

Report Details

A very clean beach, but also little bird life showing. Broken shell debris from razor clams. Cedar Waxwings in Beachside State Park. The campground was full.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 5. One person at tideline sseaarching for agates, shells, etc. Others were adults walking dogs.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Lots of broken razor clam shells by shoreline. An absence of mole crab and mole crab casings this morning and all year. No dead fish seen. A fair amounts of pebbles or cobble on the beach.

Driftline Content

Shells, Small rocks. An absence of ocean and land based debris--a clean beach.

Actions & Comments

Beachside State Park was full of campers--so a clean beach was impressive. We saw Cedar Waxwings in the park on our return, but only crows on the beach.