Mile 292 Report
Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
December 3, 2014
Two hours after high tide -- there are DOZENS of dead birds on the beach today.
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Two hours after high tide -- there are DOZENS of dead birds on the beach today. I lost count. (See photos.)The wrack line contained lots of tiny bits of plastic, as well as larger, more-recent plastic trash.Found one piece of plastic with Japanese writing on it (see photo).Many pieces of debris and wood were covered with the fuzzy stuff that I think means they've been at sea long time.Some kelp and small logs scattered evenly along the line.Also, we spotted some whales not too far from shore -- they were just a bit north of the Twin Rocks.Bird 1 Northern Fulmar- common this time of yearBird 2 Cassin's Auklet- high number, according to COASST, juveniles, bad weather, left early unprepared for the trip.Reminder Debris will start to come in with the storms.
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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
Velella Velella again, but not in as large a distribution and not spread consistently along the beach.
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Large concentrations of Velella Velella.
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Merger of ocean outlets for Heitmiller and Watseco creeks.
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Higher concentration of dead birds than usual.
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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
Did find a skate egg case, which I returned to an outgoing tide.
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Twin Rocks, Heitmiller Creek
Dead seal just south of Heitmiller creek.
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