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Dylan Colby, 8, and his brother Clay, 10, found a chunk of metal during the 2012 International Coastal Cleanup on Siesta Key beach, which began at 8 a.m. today.
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Maria Mossbarger and Candy Belle started the cleanup at about 7 a.m.
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Shearwaters are rare on Siesta Key, and the deepwater bird appears to be resting from a long flight, Sarasota County resident Sandy Ulrikson said.
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The Ulriksons show the Pelican Press the bird in their avian identification manual.
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Sandy and Jerry Ulrikson continue north after spotting what they believe was a rare shorebird called a Shearwater.
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SKA board member Michael Shay led one of the organization’s four groups participating in the Coastal Cleanup.
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A group of Riverview High School Students stops to watch a herd of manatees mating in shallow Siesta Key waters.
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This is the second Coastal Cleanup for SKA board member Joyce Kouba, and she took the route close to dune vegetation where high tide can deposit trash.
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Sophia Dalabakis and David Villa aren’t “too cool” to wear the Coastal Cleanup volunteer t-shirts. They arrived too late for shirts, but still received gloves and trash bags.
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Pam Marenghi and Maureen Gebhardt head north on Siesta Key beach during the Coastal Cleanup.
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Siesta Key Association member Maria Shay scouts the shoreline for refuse.
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Vicki Bass and Valerie Lojewski began the Sept. 15 beach cleanup from Beach Access 3 on the north end of Siesta Key beach.
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Jazlyn Qualls, 15, and Adrianne Stolpe, 15, are one of at least 30 Riverview High School students who joined beach cleanup efforts.
