Mile 94 Report
West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake
September 19, 2011
Beach was very clean.
Report Details
Beach was very clean. Shells and animal casings in the driftline. One dead Steller's Sea Lion. One Great White Egret, flocks of Sanderlings and sea gulls. Five people on the beach - two walking and three hiking with backpacks.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Walking or running: 2. Other Activities: 3 Hikers with backpacks..
Notable Wildlife
One Great White Egret, Sanderlings and sea gulls.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Steller's Sea Lion approxiately nine feet long at the north end of Mile 94. Eyes were gone, but otherwise it looked OK and was not bloated or dicolored.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells. Very little material in the driftline.
H Witschi
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