Mile 185 Report
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
February 17, 2017
A lot of people and their dogs out enjoying a break in the weather.
Report Details
A lot of people and their dogs out enjoying a break in the weather. The walkway in had a lot of logs and debris on it making access harder. Quite a few visitors agate hunting in the winter cobbles. The bluff seemed to have more erosion than usual.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 10. Other Activities: birdwatching 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13.
Notable Wildlife
3 Double-crested Cormorants, 9 Pelagic Cormorants, 6 Harlequin Ducks, 3 Red Winged Blackbirds, 3 Oyster Catchers, crows, gulls. 2 Harbor Seals.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Pelagic Cormorant, no band, freshly eaten.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Several pieces of rope, one section of very fat rope we hauled off to the garbage. More trash than usual.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff. More bluff erosion than we usually see, several fairly good sized sections.
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