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MILE 40 on 7/15/10   -   AZBEACH LOCATION Curry  •  North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach CONDITIONS Thursday 9:20 AM  •  Sunny  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: -1.5 ft HUMANS People: 6  •  Dogs: 0 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3  •  Playing in surf: 1  •  Sitting: 2 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 3 ACTIV.COMMENTS People enjoying a gorgeous day in an incredible place. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Very young harbor seal pup on beach, alone. We didn't see it initially,startled it, and it scooted from its resting place into the water. 5 adult Black Oystercatchers, 3 foraging on rocks, 2 sitting on sand; huge number of fledged Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, 4 Brant Geese, 2 Heermann's gulls; Northern Flicker, Osprey, Killdeer, Brown Pelican DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: Common Murre, decomposed STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Animal casings  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces minimal driftline debris NEW DEVELOPMENT Steps down bluff Steps that had been destroyed or removed at the Pigeon Pt. Rd. homeowner access to the beach have been re-built, and concrete poured. Photo attached. MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Erosion of vegetated foredune COMMENTS SUMMARY Beach to ourselves until the return trip. Mussel Creek shallower, easier to cross. Less marine and human/land debris this time. Lots of "bouldering" on this mile; had to complete the most southerly portion by access from Frankport area. What a beautiful, exhilarating coastal walkway. OBSERVER azbeach EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 7/15/10 11:31 PM  •  EDITED 7/16/10 2:11 PM PHOTOS 1 erosion Description: Bank above foredune flowing to the sea . . . Date: 07/15/2010 2 The Joy of BLOY Description: One of adult pair that had been sitting in the sand Date: 07/15/2010 3 more to come? Description: Concrete bags Location: access to beach from Pigeon Pt. residences Date: 07/15/2010 4 Mussel Creek at Arizona Beach access Date: 07/15/2010 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2010 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US