Report Details

A light driftline consisting of feathers, gastropod egg cases, infrequent kelp and algae, few shells and rocks, two logs covered with pelagic gooseneck barnacles, barnacle and sand crab castings,several species of Hydrozoa, eelgrass and seagrass. Sanderlings and Four Snowy Plover foraging on wet sand. Two northern Fulmar resting on beach. Western Gulls resting on Beach. Brown Pelican flying south over ocean. Dead birds consisted of: 1 Common Murre, 1 Rhinoceros Auklet, 7 Northern Fulmar and 2 Western Grebe. One Harbor Seal swimming in ocean. A degraded dead Harbor Seal high on beach. Beach slope of 11 degrees. Wind at 10 mph from the south. Air and ocean temperatures were 51 and 50 degrees, respectively. A bag of plastic removed from beach. Low human inpact (1)-walking.

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Harbor Seal swimming in ocean. Two Northern Fulmar resting on beach. Brown Pelican flying south over ocean. Four Snowy Plover. Two logs with pelagic gooseneck barnacles

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 11. 2 Western Grebe1 Rhinoceros Auklet1 Common Murre7 Northern Fulmar

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Harbor Seal,degraded (reported last month)

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks. feathers, various species of Hydrozoa

Actions & Comments

Comments: Infrequent algae/kelp in the driftline were: Hymenena, Cryptopleura, Egregia, Postelsia, Ulva, Nereocystis Cystoseira and Macrocystis. Zostera and Phyllospadix were in the driftline. Castings of barnacle and sand crab in driftline.Beach slope of 9 degrees.

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

June 9, 2013

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

March 19, 2013

Sparse driftline of small rocks, a few shells and broken Sand Dollars, one clump of Bull Kelp (Nereocystis) and a few strands of Macrocystis.

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

November 24, 2012

European beachgrass dominated the driftline.

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

September 18, 2012

Shells, rocks, crab carapaces, a few kelp/algae, wood, green phytoplankton scum, broken sand dollars in driftline.

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

June 17, 2012

Light driftline of many Ctenophores, small rocks, a few shells and crab carapaces, one Sea Star and pieces of the flowering plant, Lasthenia maritima.

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

December 30, 2011

Light driftline with fresh water aquatic plants- Myriophyllum (Water Milfoil), terrestrial plant debris-stems, leaves and needles and saltwater plants, Phyllospadix (Surfgrass)and Eelgrass, Zostera.

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Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake

September 19, 2011

The beach consisted of a high ridge of accumulated sand with a six degree slope and lagoons in the runnel.

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