Mile 96 Report
Bandon State Park, west of Twomile Creek
April 20, 2009
Minimum material in driftline.
Report Details
Minimum material in driftline. Three Snowy Plovers sighted. Semipalmated Sandpipers, Brants Geese, Aleutian Geese, Canada Geese and Brown Pelican migrating north over surf zone. Dunlin, Sanderlings and Western Sandpipers on wet sand. Other birds were:Caspian Terns, Ring-billed Gulls, Double-crested Cormorants. One dead Sooty Shearwater. One tar globe on beach. Beach slope of 5 degrees. Wind speed of 13.1 mph. Air and ocean temperatures 49 degrees. Low human impact (0).
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Notable Wildlife
3 Snowy Plovers on dry sand. Semipalmated Sandpipers, Brants Geese migrating north over surf zone. Dunlin, Sanderlings and Western Sandpipers foraging at surfline. Canada Geese, Caspian Terns, Ring-billed Gulls, Double-crested Cormorants, Aleutian Geese, Brown Pelican and Western Gulls also seen.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Sooty Shearwater
Driftline Content
Small rocks. One tar glob.
Natural Changes
Beach slope of 5 degrees.
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Mile 96
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Bandon State Park, west of Twomile Creek
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Bandon State Park, west of Twomile Creek
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