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MILE 23 on 3/12/08   -   BOB HARVEY LOCATION Curry  •  Pistol River SP north, south of Myers Creek CONDITIONS Wednesday 10:00 AM  •  Cloudy  •  50° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the SW  •  Tide: -0.2 ft HUMANS People: 11  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 8  •  Photography: 2  •  Tidepooling: 2  •  Fishing: 1 CONCERNS Shellfish collection DISTURBANCES Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs  •  Disturbance of nesting seabirds VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 7  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 1  •  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 NOTABLE WILDLIFE no mammals; 20 or so gulls foraging in Meyers Creek fan. Not seen on 2 earlier trips:about 12 geese , some flying, some paired and perched atop tall rocks as if nesting, very upset by dogs, much less so by people. 2 hawks fly overhead. Only tracks of sandpipers(maybe). DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS None DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces very little litter, sand dollars common, a few shellfish shells NEW DEVELOPMENT none MODIFICATIONS none NATURAL CHANGES Erosion of vegetated foredune  •  Evidence of wave overtopping COMMENTS My third trip...more people present than in earlier trips. Winter erosion has been heavy, exposing much sand-buried woody debris and creating a 5-7 ft high winter burm at the s. end of mile 23. SUMMARY Low tide, overcast. Heavy dune erosion, exposed driftwood. People and dogs using beach even though it's midweek. Marine gardens exposed but not easy to get to because guarded by slippery rocks. Geese nesting atop rocks. Little litter. No dead birds or mammals. OBSERVER Bob Harvey EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/15/08 4:17 PM PHOTOS 1 Log and Bob Description: Winter erosion has partially revealed sand buried log (the horizontal object). The vertical object is your coastwatch volunteer. Location: mile 23, about 1/4 mile N from s. end of "my" mile Date: 03/12/2008 Copyright: or not 2 View to mile 22 Description: View from top of Henry Rock (at start of mile 23 S end) looking S into mile 22 toward the Pistol River, which is 1 mile away. The lagoon is brackish, not connected to P.R. Location: Mile 23.0, west side 101 Date: 03/12/2008 3 Meyers Creek Description: Meyers Creek with my colleagues Geographer John and the young Jimmy Location: Meyers Creek N end of mile 23 Date: 03/12/2008 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US