Mile 103 - Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse - April 27, 2013

Report Details

At 6 a.m. on a chilly, cloudy morning, we were not alone. A rock hunter with an unleashed dog was there, and later four others each with dogs materialized. Beach was mostly clean of litter. A significant chunk north of the street pullouts showed severe erosion by the winter storm tides. A few trees are on their way down, in fact. Gulls and Sanderlings were present. One gull pecking away drew my attention to a dead sea mammal (sea lion, I think) at the stinky stage. It's at the northern edge of this mile segment. Otherwise, there were bull kelp and other kelp, shell fragments and stones in the driftline.

Conditions

Temperature: 40 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -1.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 5. Humans leashed their dogs when others were around. Otherwise, the dogs played free. No wildlife seemed to be affected.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Ever-present seagulls in various spots, Sanderlings in the high beach; bull kelp and some vegetative thing with "teardrops" along the stem(Egregia).

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Mid-sized dead marine mammal, at the stinky stage, being picked at by gulls on the northern part of my mile close to P-60 bathrooms on Mile 104.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks. Relatively little litter

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Winter storm tides have eaten away a significant chunk of this mile, from the parking pullouts north.

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Mile 103

Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse

September 24, 2022

Rock beds are the main attraction here, as 4 seekers with a dog at 6:30 a.

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Mile 103

Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse

March 18, 2022

Two rock hunters, no wildlife, no litter were on this beach north of the Coquille River Lighthouse on an overcast chilly morning.

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Mile 103

Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse

September 25, 2021

Rock hunters delight in this otherwise boring stretch of beach; 3 were mining away in a big bed of small stones despite heavy fog and their 4 at-large dogs.

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