Mile 245 - Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek - October 10, 2010

Report Details

After the pounding, huge surf that accompanied the early weekend storm there were many reports of stranded birds on the beaches. Mile 245 was littered with carcasses and plastic pellets.

Conditions

Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 23. Playing in surf: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 21.

Notable Wildlife

1 Brandt's cormorant

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 10. 2 mature (white heads) brown pelicans, 2 Brandt's cormorants, 6 murres

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). False sea palm

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Landslides/major boulder falls.

Actions & Comments

As a member of Wildlife Rescue I collected the cormorant and took it home for triage but it was in poor condition (a very sharp keel) and died soon after.

lvoelker

CoastWatcher

All Mile 245 Reports

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Mile 245

Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek

March 26, 2024

Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.

Lisa Bizon-Carroll

Mile 245

Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek

January 23, 2024

After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.

Lisa Bizon-Carroll

Mile 245

Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek

November 18, 2023

The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.

LisaBC