Mile 255 Report
Kiwanda Beach
August 26, 2021
Nice day for a walk on beach and saw several others doing same.
Report Details
Nice day for a walk on beach and saw several others doing same. Started walk with sun, ended with hevy cloud cover and light rain. Beach remains very clean with no plastic bottles, styrofoam, shotgun shells, etc. which were very common in years past.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 20. Many people walking on beach
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Pelicans diving for food off shore
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Saw 2 sea stars in surf, did not appear to have wasting syndrome.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Scattered pieces of lumber. Two small pieces of rope, 1 with some fish net entangled.
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