Mile 100 Report
Johnson Creek, Bandon Beach
September 24, 2007
On a beautiful fall day I walked Mile 100 and saw 13 dead birds: 3 cormorants and 10 gulls.
Report Details
On a beautiful fall day I walked Mile 100 and saw 13 dead birds: 3 cormorants and 10 gulls. Two of the gulls had attracted turkey vultures. An immature gull appeared sick or injured, allowing me to come within ten feet of it before it tried to escape by walking away. It never did attempt to fly. The beach was also littered with mussel shells, some singly and some in clumps three feet long with many arrangements in between. There were also large piles of kelp and some sea palms,especially toward the south end of Mile 100. A large "pile" of sand has built up within the shadow of the cliff where the parking lot is for Face Rock. Moderate human impact (17)- 16 walking and 1 playing in surf. One dog.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 16. Playing in surf: 1. I saw no shorebirds at all.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Saw 13 dead birds--10 dead gulls and 3 dead cormorants. Many, many clumps of mussel shells as well as individual shells at high tide line stretching the whole mile. Many clumps of kelp and sea palms.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 13. Saw 3 dead comrorants, probably pelagic by the shape of their bills, and 10 dead gulls, some of which seemed fairly fresh and some had been there quite awhile. Turkey vultures were eating two of the gulls.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. Many, many mussel shells and clumps of mussel shells
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces.
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