Mile 300 Report
December 30, 2008
Dead birds: Northern Fulmar, Sheerwater, Rhinoceros Auklet.
Report Details
Dead birds: Northern Fulmar, Sheerwater, Rhinoceros Auklet. 23 people, 4 playing in creek.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy.
Human Activities
Number of people: 23. Walking or running: 17. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 2. Other Activities: playing in creek: 4.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 1 No. Fulmar, 1 Rhinoceros auklet, 1 Sheerwater
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Sea lion? (or large seal)
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Neahkahnie Creek takes sharp turn north, has 2 foot bank on beach
All Mile 300 Reports
Mile 300
More than 30 mid-sized, dead birds of what looked like the same species and one sea gull and one crow. Not too much sea plastic - I picked up some of it. Large burnt stumps and logs were rolling around in the high tide. Farther south, the ocean has removed the dune and some of the paths end in a sand cliff now.
Lisa Lucas
Mile 300
We had big storms the past few days! On just mile 300 there were at least 11 deceased Cassin's auklet. All the locals were talking about it.
Michelle Schwegmann
Mile 300
It was a beautiful morning on the last day of the "bonus" king tides in November. The biggest shock was finding a deceased Peregrine Falcon!
Schwegmann