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Light human use (8) on a clear, calm afternoon with a super-low tide; no dogs. Sand over rocks at Fivemile is still high from summer. Remarkable: a 3" Heptacarpus brevirostris shrimp with 3 spines on carapace (photo 5). Purple shore crab Hemigrapsus nudus (photo 2). Lots of Nereocystis and Postelsia clumps and individuals.

Conditions

Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 2. Photography: 2. A small, slow, quiet homebuilt plane (KitFox?) flew up the beach at about 200' AGL. (pic)

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Offshore rocks: 2 Seals and several Cormorants. On beach: flock of 20+ Sandpipers, 2 Harlequin Ducks, the ubiquitous Gulls. Intertidal: a 3" Shrimp with 4 spines on carapace (pic), orange tunicates, Common Green and Aggregating Anemones (underwater pic). Rocks on beach: lots of Limpets and a new cohort of Barnacles (pic), Purple Shore Crab (pic).

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 8. All were in driftline and way beyond identifying, at least by this amateur.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

One perfect Sand Dollar (pic)

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass. Lots of Nereocystis and Postelsia clumps and individuals

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