Mile 97 Report
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
October 23, 2010
Light wrack of shells, feathers, mole crab carapaces, gastropod egg cases, kelp/algae and the flowering plants, Zostera (Eelgrass) and Phyllospadix (Surfgrass).
Report Details
Light wrack of shells, feathers, mole crab carapaces, gastropod egg cases, kelp/algae and the flowering plants, Zostera (Eelgrass) and Phyllospadix (Surfgrass). Some Nereocystis (Bull Kelp) stipes were 59 feet long even without the holdfast. Flocks of Canada Geese, Brant's Geese, Ring-billed Gulls and a Bonaparte's Gull flying south over ocean and beach. Sanderlings foraging on the wet sand. One dead Northern Fulmar, dark phase, with brain, breast and internal organs eaten. Sand being removed from beach. Beach flat with a slope of 6 degrees. Logs, individual Bull Kelp (Nereocystis) and Bull Kelp knots thrust onto the foot of the foredune by high storm waves. No wind. Air and ocean temperatures of 55 and 51.6 degrees F, respectively. No people on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.
Notable Wildlife
Flocks of Canada Geese, Brant's Geese, Ring-billed Gulls and a Bonaparte's Gull flying south over ocean and beach. Sanderlings foraging on the wet sand.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1-Northern Fulmar, dark phase, with brain, breast and internal organs eaten.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
Light wrack of shells, feathers, mole crab carapaces, gastropod egg cases, kelp/algae(Nereocystis, Postelsia, Macrocystis, Hymenena, Porphyra, Ulva, Odonthalia, Fucus, Egregia, and Cystoseira) and the flowering plants, Zostera (Eelgrass) and Phyllospadix (Surfgrass). Some Nereocystis were 59 feet long even without the holdfast.Sand being removed from beach. Beach flat with a slope of 6 degrees. Logs, individual Bull Kelp (Nereocystis) and Bull Kelp knots thrust onto the foot of the foredune by high storm waves. No wind. Air and ocean temperatures of 55 and 51.6 degrees F, respectively.
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