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MILE 220 on 5/3/09   -   LMABEGGS LOCATION Lincoln  •  Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south CONDITIONS Sunday 3:15 PM  •  Sunny  •  51° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the SW  •  Tide: 1 ft HUMANS People: 15  •  Dogs: 2 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 15  •  Playing in surf: 0  •  Playing in sand: 4  •  Sitting: 1  •  Photography: 2  •  Rockhunting: 0  •  Tidepooling: 4  •  Surfing: 0  •  Windsurfing: 0  •  Kayaking: 0  •  Fishing: 0 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 2 ACTIV.COMMENTS Sparse number of people. People were mainly walking, looking at tidepools. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Pair Black Oyster Catchers Tide pool invertebrates DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Ocean-based debris Beach very clear, smattering of things checked above NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Major cracks appearing in bluffs  •  Newly exposed roots/trees falling  •  Visible retreat of solid bluff  •  Erosion of vegetated foredune COMMENTS SUMMARY People were walking and looking at Tide Pools. There were only 15 people or so. There were small children playing in the sand and trying to fly a kite. One dog was chasing a frisbee. Other dog playing with child. Very little wildlife noted other than the usual pair of Black Oyster Catchers and seagulls. Tide pools contained the usual sea anenomes and barnacles. Not a lot of variety in the tide pools. No dead birds or mammals noted. The drift line was clean of debris. Man made changes were removal of the wooden stairs from Schooner's Landing with a fence put up at the top of the bluff. There was visible erosion from winter storms. Houses on bluff along NW 57th St are very close to the edge. OBSERVER lmabeggs EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 5/5/09 3:24 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US