Mile 40 - North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach - October 29, 2013

Report Details

Just another day in paradise . . . Heartened to continue to see less human-caused debris.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 7. Walking or running: 4. Photography: 1. Fishing: 2. A myriad of enjoyable activities on this beautiful Fall day.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Great Blue Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk, BLOY pair, 6 Surfbirds . . . and3 sheep (now feral)

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 20. 16 Common Murre (1 due to predation); Great-horned Owl, 1 Cormorant (believed to be Brandt's), 1 immature W. Gull, 1 W. Grebe

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). concentration of kelps at northern end of mile, and casings (mussels) at south end. Minimal land-based and ocean-based debris !

Actions & Comments

Little apparent change or decline, even with strong storm earlier in quarter.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

January 12, 2017

This is not a full report -- a placeholder for our 4th qrtr 2016 observations.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

September 9, 2016

Beautiful day on beautiful beach.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

April 2, 2016

Mussel Ck.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

December 19, 2015

The mile could not be accessed from Arizona Beach -- Mussel Creek was impassable; the southern access from Frankport site was flooded, we parked in the area south of that.

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