Report Details

John Noland reported that there was a Harbor Seal as well as a California Sea Lion near Face Rock Wayside on his Mile 100. As part of our volunteer work for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, we take simple measurements on dead marine mammals and send photos and the report back to Jim Rice, the Coordinator for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. We found these animals and three other very interesting finds on this day. Walking south, and just opposite the Tish and Tang access, we found a dead Guadalupe Fur Seal. This was reported to Jim Rice. Just south of this was a dead Black-footed Albatross carcass of two wings and a foot. We called Madeline Vander Heyden (USFWS) to ask if it was okay to collect this and bring it in for display at the Bandon Marsh Refuge, and she said, "Yes." Finally, as we were going back along the dry sand, we found a patch of Owl Clover (Castilleja ambigua) blooming along a wet bank just north of the Tish and Tang access.

Report Images

Report Images

Share this post

All Mile 100 Reports

Showing 8 of 52 reports

Mile 100

January 7, 2024

A rainy day at low tide.

Teri Spencer

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 100

June 25, 2022

A rare day on the beach, as temperature was 70 degrees with the usual moderate steady wind.

Cynthia and Kevin

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 100

January 23, 2022

An unusual warm day on the beach with just a breeze present.

Cynthia and Kevin

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 100

June 24, 2021

Wanted to clean up the beach area before the wind increased.

Cynthia and Kevin

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 100

March 23, 2021

Lots of people on the beach due to spring break.

Cynthia and Kevin

Mile 100

September 9, 2020

Smoke clouded the skies today, but by the time I did my beach clean-up, the wind had changed direction and the temperature had cooled to 62 degrees.

Cynthia and Kevin

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 100

June 24, 2020

A lovely day on the beach.

Cynthia and Kevin

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 100

March 10, 2020

Usual amount of debris with the exception of a 4 foot plank with nails sticking out of it.

Cynthia and Kevin