Mile 99 Report
Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock
November 6, 2007
Nice calm day with only three people and a dog on the beach.
Report Details
Nice calm day with only three people and a dog on the beach. The tide was very low, and I saw very little garbage on the beach. About a half dozen 2"-5" crabs on a rock near Haystack Rock had been eaten by birds. I did not cover much of the high tide line. There were two gulls on the beach, and one Western Grebe that had recently died by the creek. The low transverse dunes that were seen on my last walk had for the most part been washed away by the last storm.
Conditions
Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 1. One small truck on beach that looked like a state vehicle.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. two gulls and one very fresh Western Grebe
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
about a half dozen two-five inch crabs eaten by birds on a rock near haystack.
Eric & Sue
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