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MILE 198 on 10/11/09   -   BAHNGARTEN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek CONDITIONS Sunday 8:15 AM  •  Sunny  •  44° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the N  •  Tide: 2.2 ft HUMANS People: 8  •  Dogs: 3 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 6  •  Playing in sand: 2 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS Beachside campground was nearly full of occupants, but with the chilly morning, just one family and another walker(with dog) were on the beach. Children had 2 dogs. NOTABLE WILDLIFE one seal in shallow surf.There was a sizable raft of Western Gulls, pelagic cormorants diving nearby. Four double crested cormorant flew south, and6-8 pelicans flew northward. DEAD BIRDS Total: 3  •  Species/names: Two dead Common Murre, one dead tubenose, a probable Northern Fulmar. STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Ocean-based debris The significant debris item was a fine plastic string--too thin and brittle to really be called twine. Betty bagged a considera NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY Two dead Murre, one dead Northern Fulmar(probable). A fine plastic string was scaattered throughout the mile. We bagged what we could as refuse. OBSERVER bahngarten EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 10/11/09 2:22 PM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME