Mile 198 Report
Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek
September 7, 2014
Slight NW wind, hundreds of Western and Ringbill gulls, many juveniles, 1 winter-plumage Black- bellied plover feeding heavily on mostly dead insects.
Report Details
Slight NW wind, hundreds of Western and Ringbill gulls, many juveniles, 1 winter-plumage Black- bellied plover feeding heavily on mostly dead insects. Tideline black with tiny black (1 pair yellowish transparent wings) insects. 2 common murre adult carcasses along tideline. 6 people, 2 happy dogs walking. No debris, clean beach with some green kelp strands.
Conditions
Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Beachside campground full.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Hundreds of Western and Ringbill gulls, many juveniles, 1 winter-plumage Black-bellied plover, feeding on insects at high tide line.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. 2 common murre carcasses at tideline.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. Tideline black with tiny black 2 winged insects.
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