Mile 222 - Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek - November 8, 2013

Report Details

Since it was high tide, I was unable to walk the whole mile; also, that gave me a new perspective of the beach. The sand is bermed up close to the bluff. Another one of the drainpipe casings in the southernmost group has fallen out of the bluff. The usual seaweed, slowly decomposing. I saw one Red Mane jelly, and fragments of other colorless jellies. It felt very mild since there was no wind.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 8.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 4.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Western gulls

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 5. 2 Common Murres, 2 unidentified, 1 possible Northern Fulmar

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Marine debris, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.