Mile 97 Report
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
April 18, 2010
No one was out at 8 a.
Report Details
No one was out at 8 a.m. on my stretch, though on the return 5 vehicles had arrived, but no one walked my mile. It turned into a glorious, mild, nearly windless day. Seven Snowy Plovers sought food in the high line while Sanderlings and sandpipers mined the water line. Two pelicans were wave skimming, and a crow flew toward inland. Shells and small rocks in the driftline. Lots of plastic and glass bottles have accumulated, as well as other seaborne trash. The most unusual was a kitchen base cupboard. Nothing inside it apart from sand, though. Much of the rope linking the signs restricting access to plover nesting areas has been taken down by the tides.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: -0.8 feet.
Human Activities
also an old van with Colorado plates tagged as abandoned by the Bandon police
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Notable Wildlife
7 snowy plovers, a flock of Sanderlings and sand pipers, two pelicans
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks. many, many glass bottles and plastic ones
Natural Changes
no new erosion, though the winter surf has taken a toll.
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