Mile 54 Report
South of Cape Blanco, access road to Elk River
September 12, 2012
Mile 54 was clean and quiet.
Report Details
Mile 54 was clean and quiet. Fewer dead birds than in the past. One dead seal. No evidence of sawmill activity.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Walking or running: 4. Photography: 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. black with white under wing, wing about 12" long. could not identify
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. dead seal about 1/4 mile from north end of mile 54. about 6' long
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. near mouth of Elk
mvolson
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