Mile 5 Report
Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
August 30, 2007
mild continuing slides on bank, same sites as noted on prior reports.
Report Details
mild continuing slides on bank, same sites as noted on prior reports. Dead small whale on shore.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. Tidepooling: 3. the five persons and one dog were all in my party--we walked to this beach. Saw no one else on this lovely fall morning
Concerns
Litter
Notable Wildlife
usual flocks of seagulls, phaloropes, three oyster catchers, and, several vultures (see below)
Beached Birds
no banding; both were gulls
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. dead whale; 13-15 feet in length, south edge of Swagg Island; first noted one week earlier floating offshore (also, what appears to be placenta and umbilical cord floating in a mass on and off the beach nearby
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
continued small slides at two sites previously noted on mile 5 reports
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
North towards Zwagg Island the tidepools were thick with the greatest diversity and quantity of sea weed I have ever encountered.
bkrause@sos.net
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
A beautiful day at with a minus tide and fewer than expected people.
bkrause@sos.net
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
Beach is in good shape
bkrause@sos.net
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
mile 5 to the extent that it is accessible--from Chetco Point to 1/8 mile north of the little offshore projection just south of the condos--has changed very little since the last report.
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
Rather benign visit, given the storms of late with high wave action.
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
Mile five seems to be generally stable except for the crumbling bluff noted above and constant shifting of the entry of Mill Creek into Macklyn Cove (an annual rearrangment).
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
Considering the winter storms we have experienced, there has been relatively little visible impact on the shore.
Berner
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Chetco Point, Macklyn Cove, Mill Beach, Zwagg Island
see above; stable, no notable changes over the summer
Berner