Mile 179 Report
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek
April 13, 2008
It was a pleasant day for beach goers, alternating sun and overcast with moderate wind.
Report Details
It was a pleasant day for beach goers, alternating sun and overcast with moderate wind. Lots of cars coming and going from the parking lot. People tide pooling, climbing on the rocks, beachcombing, photographing, dogs running free. There was a sand castle and some writing on the rocks with colored chalk. A small amount of erosion at the shell mound. Noticed lots of juvenile mussels as well as large mussels and barnacles at the north end of the beach. There were rafts of surf scoters and common murres which could be seen from the lighthouse as well as a few Brandt's cormorants.
Conditions
Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 34. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 23. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 3. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 7. Other Activities: collecting plastic garbage 1. It was a lovely day and while I was there for 3 hours many cars came and went at least doubling the number of cars I initially counted.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 33.
Notable Wildlife
Sea gulls at mouth of river. Noticed lots of juvenile mussels on the rocks to the north. There were also some mature mussels and barnacles. On the low lying rocks there were obvious patches where barnacles were missing possibly from foot traffic.There was an orange/brown seaweed/algae(?) on the rocks closest to the surf. From the light house there were large rafts of surf scoters and common murres. With the help of the spotting scope and lighthouse volunteer identified 7 Brants Cormorants.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Wood pieces.
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