Mile 97 Report
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
October 31, 2007
Ocean-borne litter is less abundant than usual, mostly plastic bags of various sizes this time.
Report Details
Ocean-borne litter is less abundant than usual, mostly plastic bags of various sizes this time. As usual, there is little sign of heavy human traffic -- perhaps 3 other people today on my stretch, judging by the footprints in the sand. Sanderlings were not obvious on the tide line. Pelicans fishing offshore. Animal casings and small rocks in driftline. Northern Elephant Seal at high-tide line for two days. Low human impact (1)-walking.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Pelicans fishing offshore; sanderlings feeding in water line.Ailing Northern Elephant Seal (see below).
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Northern Elephant Seal on high-tide line two days in a row. First day, it seemed aware of me. Second day, it just lay there kind of twitching. I saw no signs of injury. It is on the high-tide line a few yards south of the Christian Camp beach access trail.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Small rocks.
Report Images
beachnut
CoastWatcher
All Mile 97 Reports
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
A nearly nonexistent driftline with just a few Chrysaora jellies and a few small rocks.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
A light diftline of a few Postelsia, some Fucus, Ulva, Hymenena and Nereocystis, crab molts, broken Sand Dollars, jellies, the Ctenophore, Pleurobrachia, the Tunicate, Salpa maxima and Phyllospadix, surfgrass.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
Sparse driftline of small rocks, a few shells and broken Sand Dollars, one clump of Bull Kelp (Nereocystis) and a few strands of Macrocystis.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
European beachgrass dominated the driftline.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
Shells, rocks, crab carapaces, a few kelp/algae, wood, green phytoplankton scum, broken sand dollars in driftline.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
Light driftline of many Ctenophores, small rocks, a few shells and crab carapaces, one Sea Star and pieces of the flowering plant, Lasthenia maritima.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
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.
D Bilderback
Mile 97
Bandon SP, between Twomile Cr and Bradley Lake
The beach consisted of a high ridge of accumulated sand with a six degree slope and lagoons in the runnel.
D Bilderback
