Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
August 8, 2012
Weather has been so calm and warm lots of people are using the beach; evidence of more than 20 campfire sites, all but one completely out (the other had one smoldering piece of wood which I pulled away and doused with wet sand).
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Weather has been so calm and warm lots of people are using the beach; evidence of more than 20 campfire sites, all but one completely out (the other had one smoldering piece of wood which I pulled away and doused with wet sand). People are doing a good job of cleanup. I found two plastic bottles and two empty Pepsi cans plus a few kids' toys, and they were all at one site. Most obvious was all the balled up kelp and seaweed at driftline. Great gobs of it!
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 5. Fishing: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
Multiple mounds of balled up kelp as though someone had shot great spitwads from the sky. From a distance they looked like large mole hills. Numerous full crab shells and leg parts, which I don't often see on this beach.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Not sure of species. White underbelly, black head, black feet with what looked at first like separated toes, but I think there was webbing. Small, maybe 12" in all. Curved downward beak, possibly a small murre?
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
2 jelly fish, orange
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
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