Mile 222 Report
Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek
July 6, 2012
Beautiful day, light breeze, gentle surf.
Report Details
Beautiful day, light breeze, gentle surf...There was not too much debris on the beach other than numerous small foam pieces (mostly brown, white, and light blue), and one larger, about 18"x18"x4"; very few plastic bottles compared to previous visits to this beach (about 3 or 4). There was one plastic bottle with tiny goose barnacles, and, interestingly, a crisp clean label separated from a cola bottle, with asian writing on it. There appears to be a lot of pieces of lumber that are not overly weathered (as if they might have come across from Japan?). Just a few pieces of fireworks trash. The sea lion carcass reported last month was still there, feeding turkey vultures, quite collapsed but still large.
Conditions
Temperature: 61 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 19. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 19. Nothing remarkable -- just people enjoying the beautiful summer day.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
Western gulls, crow, turkey vultures, 1 oystercatcher
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 8. 4 western gulls, 2 common murres, 2 others
Stranded Marine Mammals
sea lion carcass still there (in last report)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. lumber
dderickson
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