Mile 20 Report
Saddle Rock, Crook Point
March 8, 2013
The driftline was absent except for two localized areas with terrestrial-derived leaves, mosses, wood pieces, some shredded blades of Pterygophora(Old Growth Kelp) and a few invertebrates and other algae and kelp.
Report Details
The driftline was absent except for two localized areas with terrestrial-derived leaves, mosses, wood pieces, some shredded blades of Pterygophora(Old Growth Kelp) and a few invertebrates and other algae and kelp. 65 Harbor Seals resting on offshore rocks, two Peregrine, one Brandt's Cormorant, and three Brown Pelicans flying north over the ocean. Two Black Oystercathers. Beach was flat with drift logs on cobbles at the base of the bluff in the north cove and on south beach. Visible erosion of the bluffs. Fish box remains on the south beach. The wind speed was 18.4 mph from the NW. The air and ocean temperatures were 49 and 48 degrees, respectively. No other people were on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Notable Wildlife
65 Harbor Seals resting on offshore rocks,two Peregrine, one Brandt's Cormorant and three Brown Pelicans flying north over the ocean. Two Black Oystercatchers.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. a few invertebrates listed below.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. Drift logs on cobbles in the north cove and south beach.
Actions & Comments
The driftline was absent except for two localized areas with terrestrial-derived leaves, mosses, some shredded blades of Pterygophora(Old Growth Kelp) and a few invertebrates and other algae and kelp. The invertebrates were Styela montereyensis (Stalked Tunicate), Distaplia (Clubbed Compound Tunicate), Aplidium (Sea Pork), Garveia (Creeping Orange Hydroid), Flustrellidra (Leather Bryozoan), Stylantheca (Red Hydrocoral) and Neoesperiopsis (Glove Sponge). The few kelp/algae were Mazzaella (Iridscent Seaweed), SAccharina (Sea Cabbage) and Nereocystis (Bull Kelp).
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