little bit weary. i wouldn't say antsy but weary. >> reporter: those weary officials walk the shoreline daily, on heightened alert. >> look when you're walking on this sand how it doesn't stick. look how it sticks when you walk into this. you can see the levels of coloration under it. >> reporter: they hope answers and supplies come sooner than oil. well, fredricka, we have an update for you, also, on the condition of the bird you saw in the piece. the bird was actually found to have been coated with that oil. it was suffering from hypothermia and now will undergo rehabilitation. very similar fate that many other bids, many other forms of wildlife on the gulf coast have suffered since this oil spill first began. fredricka, back to you. >> thanks so much, reynolds. appreciate that. all right. perhaps you have a great idea that you think would actually help in the cleaning up of the oil leak. just let us know about it. logon to cnn.com/oilspill and scroll down to "fix it." that tab. and the u.s. coast guard has a