Mile 255 Report
Kiwanda Beach
September 7, 2013
Beach wide and relatively clean, very little styrofoam.
Report Details
Beach wide and relatively clean, very little styrofoam. Picked up a few water bottles, little other debris other than a pair of discarded beach shoes and short pieces of rope. Saw a few pieces of milled lumber heavily encrusted with bivalve mollusk shells.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 8.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 10.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
One solitary pelican, two small flocks of pelicans.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7. Common Murre
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces.
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