Mile 20 Report
Saddle Rock, Crook Point
July 28, 2011
The south beach lacked driftline and sand has accumulated around the drift logs and over the large rocks at the base of the headland.
Report Details
The south beach lacked driftline and sand has accumulated around the drift logs and over the large rocks at the base of the headland. The middle beach had two areas of heavy drift consisting of kelp and algae, some Leather Bryozoa (Flustrellidra)and 1 dead Pisaster (Sea Star) . The north cove beach had no drift. Four River Otter swimming in the bay. 55 Harbor Seals hauled out on the rocks or swimming in the bay. Flocks of Brown Pelicans flying north. Pied-Billed Grebe on the ocean. 15 immature Western Gulls on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Notable Wildlife
Four River Otter swimming in the bay. 55 Harbor Seals hauled out on the rocks or swimming in the bay. Flocks of Brown Pelicans flying north. Pied-Billed Grebe on the ocean. 15 immature Western Gulls on the beach.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
1 dead Pisaster (Sea Star)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. Leather Bryozoa (Flustrellidra),
Natural Changes
Sand continues to build up on south beachand along the headland of middle beach.
Actions & Comments
The kelp/algae found in the driftline were Pterygophora (Old Growth Kelp), Nereocystis (Bull Kelp), Postelsia (Sea Palm), Callophyllis (Beautiful Leaf Seaweed), Rhodymenia (Pacific Rose Seaweed), Plocamium (Sea Braid)Ahnfeltiopsis (Flat-tipped Forked Seaweed), Neoptilota (Red fan Seaweed), Fucus (Rockweed), Porphyra (Nori/Laver), Egregia (Feather Boa Kelp),Laminaria (Dense-clumped Kelp), Mazaella (Iridescent Seaweed), Cryptopleura (Ruffled Red Seaweed), Hymenena (Black-lined Red Seaweed), Saccharina (Sea Cabbage), Neorhoromela (Black Larch), Mastocarpus (Turkish Washcloth), Prionitis (Bleach Weed)and Alaria Ribbon Kelp) Surfgrass (Phyllospadix) also found in the driftline.The wind speed was only 13.1 mph. The air and ocean temperatures were 58 and 54.3 degrees, respectively.
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