Photo-Diary of a Terrapin Researcher Don Lewis, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Fox Island Wildlife Management Area

Beach Patrol — 6 November 2000

An Atlantic storm lingers over the Cape with low dense clouds and spitting drizzle.  North and northwest gusts are hitting 20 knots.  The 46 degree Fahrenheit air temperature is neatly balanced with the 7.5 degrees Celsius (45.5°F) water temperature recorded at Ellis Landing in Brewster.  Yet, Rags and I saw no sea turtles among the high tide wrack this morning.

But we did find a small dead seal in a protected cove about 200 yards west of Breakwater Landing.  With N/NW winds forecast to continue at 15 to 25 knots all day, we're planning to patrol Brewster beaches after this evening's 7:00 P.M. high tide.

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