Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
April 3, 2023
The beach looked very well, especially after the January storms.
Report Details
The beach looked very well, especially after the January storms. Not a lot of driftwood present (except in the normal north part of the mile). Foredunes, didn't show a lot of erosion and the base to the foredunes were nice and sloped with sand deposits. A nice quiet day, even with 85 people and 10 dogs! Litter found in the form of 3 water bottles, microplastics and two doggie waste plastic bagsFound 1 beached Brandt's Cormorant and filed it in my COASST report.
Conditions
Temperature: 43 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 85. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 72. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 3. Sitting: 4. Photography: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 27.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 Brandt's Cormorant adult non-breeding
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).
foredune slopes
normal amount of driftwood
drainage pipe
litter
sufers
Brandt's Cormorant -dorsal view
Brandt's Cormorant -ventral view
Report Images
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