Mile 213 - Henderson Creek, South Beach SP south - October 16, 2015

Report Details

Foggy day with very little wind from the SW. Lots of gulls just sitting. Bull kelp scattered all over the beach. Several millipedes seen which hadn't been seen before. Wondering if there were sand fleas with all the holes in the sand. Not much litter. Erosion south of Henderson Creek seems to be the same.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 3. Very few people out, probably because of the fog (although the wind was very mild) and also because it was Friday.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Approximately 170 gulls who were mainly in area and facing the slight wind. Not feeding. Seeing several millipedes was a surprise and they were walking towards the water. Wondered if there were sand fleas because of the many holes we saw but didn't see the fleas.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 4. Enganglement: 4. These were apparently gulls and their bodies were enmeshed in seaweed & not netting.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. Lots of kelp on the beach south of Henderson Creek.

Natural Changes

erosion may be the same as seen previously reported.

Report Images

PaulJulia

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Mile 213

Henderson Creek, South Beach SP south

October 5, 2024

Sunny day except in an area of the Southshore neighborhood, where fog kept it cool.

Julia/Paul

Mile 213

Henderson Creek, South Beach SP south

April 24, 2024

This time I concentrated on the area south of Henderson Creek where there is more activity. Photo submitted, & will be the last one. Beach was quite clean and probably because of the beach clean-up activities the previous Saturday.

Julia/Paul