Mile 95 Report
South end of Bandon State Park
October 2, 2007
I crossed New River at Four Mile Creek Trail, the water was 29" deep.
Report Details
I crossed New River at Four Mile Creek Trail, the water was 29" deep. The river bottom was hard sand. I walked North along mile 94 to access mile 95. There were a lot of shore birds (gulls and sanderlings) on mile 95 especially near the New River mouth. There had been a lot of the ocean waves that had washed over the flat dunes. Kelp/algae,animal casings, wood pieces and ocean-based debris in driftline. There were new European beachgrass plants invading the northern end of mile. Walking South along the river I saw a dozen Snowy Plover feeding. I crossed New River at the trail end and returned to Lower Four Mile along Roaring Surf Drive. Low human impact (0).
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Notable Wildlife
There were a lot of seagulls and Sanderlings on the coast beach and a dozen Snowy Plover along New River.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Beachgrass planting or removal. There were new European beachgrass plants invading the northern end of mile 95
Natural Changes
Evidence of wave overtopping.
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Mile 95
South end of Bandon State Park
Unusual number of people, saw what we took to be a family of three walking south along the west bank of the New River and a fisherman, first seen walking north, then in the water at the mouth of the New River fishing.
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Mile 95
South end of Bandon State Park
Beach fairly clean, occasional pieces of bull kelp and a frilly kelp on the wet sand.
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Mile 95
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Saw a large pelican with an injured wing and at least three (but probably more) pinnipeds in the New River near where it joins the sea.
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Mile 95
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South end of Bandon State Park
Saw what appeared to be perhaps a dozen Harbor Seals in the surf at the mouth of the New River and several solitary ones and one pair we took to be a mother and pup further south.
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Mile 95
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Driftline very clean, no jellies, less than a dozen pieces of mussel and crab shells, some small wood pieces, virtually no seaweed.
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Mile 95
South end of Bandon State Park
Two guys with two fishing rods on ATV.
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