Report Details

Bald eagle, rhinoceros auklets, and many humans at Cascade Head.

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 1. Kayaking: 2. Fishing: 8. Other Activities: (4 power boats, 2 kayaks). Lots of fishing, crabbing, and kayaking activity.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 12.

Notable Wildlife

Immature bald eagle on the spit at the mouth of the Salmon River; pelagic and Brandt's cormorants, common murres, western and California gulls, two rhinoceros auklets, and one harbor seal.

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May 17, 2021

Three bald eagles at Cascade Head

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October 11, 2019

Notable birds:  rhinoceros auklets, red-necked grebe, and harlequin duck.

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July 4, 2018

Immature bald eagle at Cascade Head.

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May 7, 2018

Pelagic cormorants, pigeon guillemots, one bald eagle, and 4-5 harbor seals at Cascade Head.

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June 30, 2017

Common murres, pigeon guillemots, pelagic cormorants, and harbor seals at Cascade Head.

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May 13, 2016

Immature bald eagle, pigeon guillemots, pelagic cormorants, and harbor seals at Cascade Head.

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October 5, 2015

Nine fishermen, western and horned grebes, pigeon guillemot, three cormorant species, one swimming sea lion, and ten harbor seals.

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May 26, 2015

I rescued two capsized kayakers in chaotic surf off the mouth of the Salmon River.

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