Mile 222 Report
Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek
September 14, 2016
Several types of sea vegetation in drift: Sea palm, Eelgrass, Surfgrass, kelp, Rockweed, feather boa kelp.
Report Details
Several types of sea vegetation in drift: Sea palm, Eelgrass, Surfgrass, kelp, Rockweed, feather boa kelp.The sea lion carcass still remains on grate at Wade Creek, and still stinks.Small landslide (photo attached, along with photo of uncovered fossils).Lots of driftwood structures; I'm attaching photos of two of the more "sophisticated" ones.Drain pipes: 18 intact plus 1 with the end broken off at bluff; 17 without casing. Nothing on the ground; might be covered by sand, which is very high.There is a photo of the high sand at my usual point of reference feature (see previous reports).
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 7. Nothing notable
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 2 Common murres, 1 Western gull, 1 immature gull
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
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