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MILE 187 on 5/8/12   -   TURNSTONE LOCATION Lane  •  Neptune SP, Bob Creek, Gwynn Knoll CONDITIONS Tuesday 7:40 AM  •  Cloudy  •  49° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW  •  Tide: -2.1 ft HUMANS People: 8  •  Dogs: 1 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 2  •  Rockhunting: 4  •  Tidepooling: 2 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 5 ACTIV.COMMENTS People out taking advantage of the minus tide and spring weather. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Song Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Violet-green Swallow, Black Oystercatcher, Pelagic Cormorant, Surf Scoter, Pigeon Guillemot, Turkey Vulture, Gulls, Purple Shore Crab, Black Katy Chiton, Giant Green Anemone, Sea Star DEAD BIRDS STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Plastic pellets  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY Lovely spring day and super minus tide. Beach still largely cobble and rock. Deep piles of pulverized seaweed and wood. Seaweed starting to grow on the rocks and in the pools. OBSERVER turnstone EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 5/9/12 1:57 PM PHOTOS 1 Spring at Bob Creek Description: English Daisies frame a still largely cobble beach Location: Parking Date: 05/08/2012 2 Driftline debris Description: Piles of pulverized seaweed and wood in the driftline Location: Just West of parking Date: 05/08/2012 3 Purple Shore Crab Description: Purple Shore Crab posing on rock Location: 200 yds South of parking Date: 05/08/2012 4 Giant Green Anemone Description: Giant Green Anemone with Coraline Algae Location: 150 yds South of parking Date: 05/08/2012 5 Black Katy Chiton Description: Black Katy Chiton and anemones on exposed rock Location: Directly below Bray's Point Date: 05/08/2012 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US