Mile 40 Report
North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach
September 30, 2010
Like having our own private beach .
Report Details
Like having our own private beach . . . not another footprint. Another beautiful day on the mile. Most pleasantly, the marine/beach debris was significantly not present. Time of season? Awareness and action? Whatever the cause, it's a good thing.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 5.8 feet.
Human Activities
2 adults in one car in parking lot at Frankport site, and 1 adult on bicycle at same site. They were not on the beach.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
8 BLOY observed - 2 adults, 1 adult and 1 juvenile, 2 adults and 2 juveniles. Pectoral sandpiper (a first for us!); Killdeer, feral pigeons, 1 Brandt's Cormorant, 1 Pelagic Corm., Savannah Sparrows, Black Turnstone; Turkey Vulture. Significant numbers of Sea Palms and reddish-purple algaes (?) in drift lines.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 2 adult and 1 juvenile Common Murre (not in same place); 1 adult W. Gull
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
New Development
Steps down bluff.
Actions & Comments
Previously reported, especially since stairs were gone for a period of time and have since been re-built in a more permanent fashion. Uncertain of significance (lawful?) in being cemented into the sandy dune.
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