Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
September 3, 2018
Another stunning day on Schooner South!
Report Details
Another stunning day on Schooner South! Quite windy but beautiful sunshine. 23 folks out enjoying the beach along with 4 dogs and a bike had gone by as well. The cliff/bluff continues to erode and further exposes the drainage pipes all along this mile. In doing large debris surveys for COASST I also am much more aware of the large debris on our beach, we have 22 pieces that are over 50cm. There were 5 deceased Common Murres (no COASST zip ties yet) and 2 other dead birds. No mammals today which was a relief after seeing the sea lion on the beach 2 days ago (alive). On a side note, one of my photos today is of just the cigarette butts that I collected as I returned from my beach up 68th to 1/2 way up Avery...pretty depressing....we all know where these would have ended up!
Conditions
Wind Velocity: Moderate.
Human Activities
Number of people: 23. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 13. Tidepooling: 10. Other Activities: 1 biking.
Concerns
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Lots of the usual gulls.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7. 5 Common Murres, the 2 others may have been LIGU.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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