Mile 281 - Oceanside Beach, State Wayside, Agate Beach - November 30, 2013

Report Details

We walked the southern half of the mile in the morning, and the northern half in the afternoon. We were able to cover most of the mile north of Oceanside as the tide was low. About 3/4 of the dogs we saw were not on leash. However, they were well behaved and under voice command. We saw no shorebirds. We did find one oystercatcher on an offshore rock, 3 pelagic cormorants in the water, a few Western gulls along the beach, and one hermit thrush as well as 3-4 juncos in the berry bushes by the Oceanside entrance to the beach. The dead Western Grebe, and one dead gull species remain in same location and are likely the same birds as in the 11/03/13 report. We removed a large amount of fishing line with a hook that was caught on one of the large tidepool rocks north of Maxwell point. The beach was cleaner than usual, with fewer bottles and no styrofoam.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: -0.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 60. Number of dogs: 17. Walking or running: 45. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 10. Surfing: 5. Other Activities: cutting mussels off rocks. We saw 3 people removing mussels with knives from the south side of Maxwell point We removed a large amount of fishing line with hook that was caught on one of the large tidepool rocks.

Concerns

Fire

Apparent violations: one campfire north of tunnel, not completely out and untended.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Western Grebe 1Gull species 1

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells. beach was cleaner than usual; fewer bottles, no styrofoam