Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
February 3, 2012
Spectacular, amazing and beautiful day at Rockaway Beach!
Report Details
Spectacular, amazing and beautiful day at Rockaway Beach! Yesterday was too. In spite of all the warnings and watches, the beach looks good. There are few logs and It looks flatter, but so far, it appears to have fared well so far this winter.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 30. Number of dogs: 11. Walking or running: 18. Playing in surf: 7. Playing in sand: 4. Other Activities: I feeding the birds. Litter = a small amount of plastic and cellophane wrappers. We picked it up and threw it in our garbage.
Concerns
Litter
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Lots of seagulls
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Maybe a cormorant
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks.
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Jesse Jones
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Mary and Zio
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For the day after a holiday weekend the beach was exceptionally clean.
Mary and Zio