Mile 103 - Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse - June 5, 2016

Report Details

Sunday began with a 59-degree but very foggy walk at 5:30 a.m. with a -2.0 tide. It was hard to tell whether any live wildlife was out, but a mangled bird carcass and a headless but smelly adult marine mammal were there. The night's high tide licked at the eroded dune base in spots. Lots of plastic litter: bottles, hard pieces, sheets and bags. Shell fragments, tiny crab molts, kelp and rocks constituted the high line. I was surprised to see the first of 4 rock hunters pawing through the gravel bed in the fog at 5:30. The others and their dogs came later. Three vehicles in the lighthouse road pullouts.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Scattered kelp

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Unknown

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Headless adult marine mammal at northern section

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Plastic water bottles, lids, hard plastic pieces, bags and sheets

Natural Changes

Visible retreat of solid bluff.

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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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