Mile 216 Report
Newport, Nye Beach south
June 6, 2012
A quiet day on Nye Beach (it _is_ a weekday morning).
Report Details
A quiet day on Nye Beach (it _is_ a weekday morning). Only one dog, and it was on leash. It's nice to see the new "do not harass the birds" signs at major beach access points. Relatively little trash on the beach, and only one dead bird. A lined shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes) wandering away from cover onto the open beach at the sewer outfall rip rap south of Nye Beach turnaround was surprising.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 0.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 6. Tidepooling: 5. Other Activities: dog-walking: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 11.
Notable Wildlife
Saw one lined shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)wandering _away_ from the rip-rap covering the sewer outfall south of the Nye Beach turnaround, onto the open beach.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Too decomposed for me to identify.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces.
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