Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
September 16, 2013
Looking good for lack of tsunami debris, no Styrofoam, only one Japanese plank.
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Looking good for lack of tsunami debris, no Styrofoam, only one Japanese plank.There is some really awful looking foam in the standing water, on the beach. Remaining scum from Algae bloom recently, that I'm guessing had to do with all the dead crabs.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 57. Walking or running: 27. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 11. Sitting: 1. Tidepooling: 4. Other Activities: 1 jogging 7 looking.
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 33.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Common Murres
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. California sea lion
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Small rocks.
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