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MILE 204 on 11/2/10   -   DOUG & JAN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Driftwood Beach Wayside, Buckley Creek CONDITIONS Tuesday 11:45 PM  •  Sunny  •  65° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the N  •  Tide: 1.5 ft HUMANS People: 15  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 15 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 3  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS Every one was enjoying this wonderful warm day. The day was clear with a misting of fog. NOTABLE WILDLIFE DEAD BIRDS Total: 4  •  Species/names: Did not see any leg bands STRANDED Total: 1  •  I happened upon 1 dead sealion. It was lodged in amongst the driftwood where the northern creek flowed from the hillside onto the sand. I found it because the creek was too deep to ford. It had gone over the top of my boot on the way north, so was climbing thru the pile of driftwood to get back to the south side of the creek. FISH & INVERTS Many small jellyfish in the tide line --- up to about 2 1/2" in diameter. DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Plastic pellets  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam All of the driftline contents were ground up into small pieces. lots of blue and aqua colored plastic. NEW DEVELOPMENT none noted MODIFICATIONS 2 pretty cool structures built out of driftwood! NATURAL CHANGES Evidence of wave overtopping The south creek had really overflowed it's normal boundary as a result of yesterday's storm. It was running quite full. Too full to cross without getting wet. The North creek was also very full and had a weird sort of regular surge coming down COMMENTS SUMMARY We were excited to walk our mile on this day of wonderful weather following yesterday's storm. The surf was fluffy and white with large balls of white foam on the shore that were drifting south. Other beach walkers seem to be enjoying it as much as we were. There were more dead birds than we usually see. Probably the result of yesterdays storm. And, I do not think I would have noticed the dead sea lion if I had not been traversing the driftwood. My foot stepped on it, thinking it was a log. It was not a firm foot hold, so I looked down. The animal was not decaying and did not smell. The regular surging of the northern creek seemed perculiar. It was a glorious day for a very nice walk OBSERVER Doug & Jan EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 11/2/10 6:25 PM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME