Mile 109 - Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach - February 22, 2010

Report Details

Moderate use (12 people, 3 dogs) on a warm sunny day. Two vehicles on allowed beach. There's been even more than the typical winter removal of sand, right up to foot of foredune/cliff; very flat beach, a few swathes of agates and colorful gravel. In some spots north of Fivemile Point all the sand has washed away, right down to the bedrock. A few minor slides of the cliff onto the beach. Lots of man-made plastic debris mixed with beachgrass fragments in wrackline south of Fivemile Point, but very clean beach north. Two engine blocks and a rear axle on the beach. Surf Scoters, Harlequin Ducks, Surfbirds, Canada Geese, Sanderlings, Ruddy Turnstones in winter garb and the obligate gulls. A dead Lamprey was on the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 3. Other Activities: Metal Detection.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Surf Scoters, Harlequin Ducks, Surfbirds, Canada Geese, Sanderlings, Ruddy Turnstones in winter garb, the obligate gulls

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Lamprey (see photos)

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Small rocks.