Mile 185 - S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside - August 23, 2023

Report Details

When we arrived in the parking lot it was almost full but people seemed to be leaving. The wind had strongly picked up. By the time we left there was only one car in the lot. We have been doing this mile for 20 years and have seen 69 species of birds during that time. It is an amazing mile with tide pools, sandy cliffs with shell middens, lots of rocks for agate hunters and rocks out in the water to make calm areas for birds like Harlequin ducks. There are often harbor seals on the rocks at the far end. The tide line had a lot of large red crab shells. Most people don't get past the first beach as it is still very rocky and hard to walk. The summer sand hasn't moved in yet. They have added a Bucks toilet to the parkig lot.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.9 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 15. Sitting: 1. The parking lot had a lot of people when we arrived but only one when we left. The morning was calmer but the afternoon got very windy. They have added a Bucks toilet to the parking lot.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10.

Notable Wildlife

There were groups of surf scoters out in the water, about 25 birds in each, all along the mile. 1 turkey vulture, 2 cliff swallows, 3 pelicans, 1 great blue heron, 2 guillemots, 3 tree swallows, 1 song sparrow, 14 pelagic cormorants, 12 Brandt's cormorants, crows and gulls. No seals out on the rocks. Maybe too windy.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Hundreds of large red crab shells in the tide line, the interiors all cleaned out.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.

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