Mile 48 - Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek - October 16, 2020

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The beach was quiet on this beautiful autumn day. We saw two people riding horses on the beach, which we had not seen here before and someone flying a kite. The ride was dropping toward a minus tide a few hours later. It was a Friday afternoon, which may explain why there were not as many vehicles as we saw this summer and the outgoing tide may explain why we didn't see the surfers we often see near Hubbard Creek.Much less litter than last visit. We only saw that tarp, one plastic bag, a forgotten tee shirt and a bottle cap.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.7 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 31. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 17. Playing in surf: 1. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 3. Other Activities: 2 horseback riders 1flying a kite. The people climbing were on the trail up Battle Rock.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 15. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 6. One large sea gull was freshly dead with only eyes and some feathers gone. A single dog tracks next to it, so a dog might have been responsible for the wound and blood on it's back, but not enough tracks or sand disturbance to suggest the dog killed it.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Skeleton of a mammal about the size of a medium dog.

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling. The trees we saw fallen and partly green last time are now almost totally brown, so they must have been new fall in the spring.

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