Mile 36 Report
Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
May 31, 2011
This was the first observation trip to this mile.
Report Details
This was the first observation trip to this mile. We picked up 1.5 bags of trash. The trash included ropes, flip flops, lots of plastic water bottles, two ice tea bottles with Japaneses labels, paper face mask, 4 chew cans (tobacco), metal, gallon water jug, and lots of little plastic just to list some.The foam in the driftline was very green.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 2.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
2 Crows, 27 seagulls, and 2 cormorants
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 9. 6 Cormorants, 3 seagulls
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Dead sea lion, near mouth of Gregg's Creek
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Actions & Comments
First time visiting mile.
colleen-e
CoastWatcher
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Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
The king tides had pushed most of the debris up close the the highway wall of vegetation.
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Made a quick stop and saw 16 whale spouts!
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Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
As I walked the path down to the beach, just to the north of the rest stop, a Canada Goose stepped out of the dunes and followed me.
Lavenne22
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Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
We were here a little past high tide.
bkrause@sos.net
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Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
Beautiful day on the beach.
colleen-e
Mile 36
Nesika Beach, north of Ophir Rest Area, south of Euchre Cr
This was the first observation trip to this mile.
colleen-e