Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
September 24, 2011
This was the day before the storms, so it was relatively calm.
Report Details
This was the day before the storms, so it was relatively calm. The next day a piece of boat washed ashore, and on the 26th the rest of it came - the bottom of a hull and an outboard motor still attached.Otherwise, a fair number of large logs littered the beach, but it was very clean.
Conditions
Temperature: 66 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 5. Fishing: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Notable Wildlife
A cluster of 50+ gulls on the south end of Mile 236, sitting upshore, beaks to the south, as though they were basking in the sun!
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Seal pup; eyes gone; otherwise intact; north end of mile 236, not far from tide line
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Huge amounts of mounded and tangled kelp
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Gorgeous afternoon, bracing wind, an unobscured sun as it nears the horizon
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