Mile 94 Report
West of Laurel Lake, Lost Lake
September 8, 2009
Very quiet, very clean beach; Snowy Plover crew quickly passing through.
Report Details
Very quiet, very clean beach; Snowy Plover crew quickly passing through. Shells and animal casings in driftline on a remarkably clean beach. One dead California Sea Lion reported to Diane and Dave Bilderback, who reported it to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Low human impact (2)-monitoring Snowy Plover habitat.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Other Activities: 2 people monitoring Snowy Plover Habitat. Snowy Plover team, traveling north to south.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
none
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. California Sea Lion-see comment section.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells. remarkably clean beach
Actions & Comments
Dead male California Sea Lion (all fur gone) about 9 feet long, bloated, dermis pink. N 43.0214 W124.4511.
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