Mile 49 - Graveyard Point, Port, Harbor, Battle Rock - December 6, 2011

Report Details

Light activity at both Battle Rock and Dock Beach. On the dock people were busy with boats, hoisting boats, or working in the restaurant. Crab pots are stacked, awaiting the signal to start the season. Beautiful day.

Conditions

Temperature: 40 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 4. Surfing: 1. Other Activities: working on dock or in restaurant. At Battle Rock beach a woman walked to the edge of the surf, carrying a young child. A boy, maybe 9, climbed Battle Rock twice. There is local concern about people climbing this. It is safe enough (his mother kept admonishing him to go more slowly coming down) but has a wellworn trail from the beach, where it rests, to the top. The three left and another person came down and entered the water with a surfboard.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 43.

Notable Wildlife

gulls

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 12. 8 Western Grebes, 3 Common MurresVarious stages of decomposition. A storm just before Thanksgiving could account for some of them. 1 gull, probably Western

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Small rocks, Wood pieces.