Report Details

Gorgeous sunny, cool day. Little wind. Most of mile very clean with lots of new driftwood after storms.Most of this mile is difficult to reach and can only be accessed during minus tides. No other people in this area. Lots of wildlife,seals, cormorants, herons.I was disturbed to see a small amt of medical waste and plastic. Some floats from ships.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 6. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 4. most vehicles were parked at Inn

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10.

Notable Wildlife

2 blue heron, 2 cormorant, 50+ gulls, other ducks, many seals

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. common murre

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. 3 buoys, one glass medical vial,several pieces of clothing

Natural Changes

minimal new erosion

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