Mile 93 Report
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
November 21, 2008
This is my first report on what I think might be mile 93, jogging south from the entrance of the Lower Fourmile Creek into the New River for fifteen minutes.
Report Details
This is my first report on what I think might be mile 93, jogging south from the entrance of the Lower Fourmile Creek into the New River for fifteen minutes.Very little litter or shells, some kelp. No signs of humans or their animals except us save a very few pieces of jetsam and flotsam. Only four small mostly white shore birds. No dead animals.The tide appeared to be closer to high than low.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1. LucieAnne (my bassett) and I were the only mammals. There were no footprints (except our rain-softened ones from our last visit) nor tire tracks.Four small mostly white shore birds left off their work in the sand near the surf and flew in front of us. I think we saw the same four as we made our turn at the end of our fifteen minutes jog.
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Notable Wildlife
Only the four mostly white shore birds were seen. Not even sand fleas. There are quite a few different birds (geese, ducks, swans a few days ago) are on the New River but no gulls or pelicans at the shore itself.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Only one carapice of a crab and perhaps two or three clam shells on the whole mile.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. One piece of foam, about three plastic bottles.
Man-made Modifications
None
Natural Changes
None
Actions & Comments
We had the entire place to ourselves and apparently no one besides us has been there since our last visit nearly a week ago.There were some clumps of kelp but less than on mile 94 a week ago. Virtually nothing at the surf line. I saw just one crab shell and perhaps three clam shells. Only four little shore birds the whole mile.
John Hull
CoastWatcher
All Mile 93 Reports
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
We set out at eleven in the morning with me rowing the Second Sea Sprite, our eight-foot Walker Bay dinghy, down the Lower Fourmile Creek and across the New River to its West Bank.
John Hull
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
Beach sand wide and clean with a few jellies on the wet sand.
John Hull
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
Japanese tsunami debris baseline report: Two Japanese bottles, otherwise the beach is quite clean.
H Witschi
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
Japanese tsunami debris baseline report: SOLV bag still against the boat dock.
H Witschi
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
Japanese tsunami debris baseline report: Placed against the washed -up boat dock a large yellow SOLV bag filled with plastic material and several large Styrofoam pieces; altogether too much debris to carry away.
H Witschi
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
Japanese tsunami debris baseline report:North end of mile 92/south end mile 93 - on a length of about 1/5 to 1/10 of a mile, approximately 10 plastic bottles, half of which have clearly identifiable Japanese lettering.
H Witschi
Mile 93
Mouth of New River, Fourmile Creek
Japanese tsunami debris baseline report: Beaches (Miles 93 and 94) are empty, no trash and no people.
H Witschi