Mile 123 Report
Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay
December 1, 2011
Human activity was minimal on this cold windy day.
Report Details
Human activity was minimal on this cold windy day. There was however, a couple feeding about a dozen gulls, and another 9-10 hardy folks. There is clear evidence of continuing violations by trucks and ATVs driving on the beach.Two Common Murres, and an immature Mew Gull were on the driftline. The driftline is now higher up the beach than ever before. There were also innumerable piles of Eel Grass (1-2 feet in diam), and several very large heaps of Bull Kelp (4-7 feet in length, and 1-2 feet high). There were 20-25 Western Sandpipers, 30-50 gulls by the stream, and a lone Great Blue Heron that landed on the jetty.The north end of the beach, adjacent to the jetty, continues to have increasing amounts of sand being deposited. The bay that was in that vicinity earlier is now gone.The tide pools by the jetty are now completely inundated with sand. The stream, at the southern end, is now established well to the south of where its channel was a year ago.
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 11. Other Activities: feeding gulls 2. Continuing degradation of the foredune due to vehicular traffic. There are now several "roads" from beach to parking areas.
Concerns
Apparent violations: truck/ATV trackes on beach.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
20 plus Crows, 20-25 Western Sandpipers, 1 Great Blue Heron, 30-50 Gulls in and around stream, about a dozen gulls being fed by a couple
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 2 Common Murres1 immature Mew Gull
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells. large logs, one covered with large and small Barnacles
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal. Due to vehicular traffic
Natural Changes
Stream now established on south side of plain, probably 100 plus yards south of a year ago
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