Mile 185 Report
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
February 22, 2010
A new sighting for us of a Brush Rabbit near the parking lot at Stonefield, which is all filled in with debris from storms.
Report Details
A new sighting for us of a Brush Rabbit near the parking lot at Stonefield, which is all filled in with debris from storms. On the Tokatee Kloochman side, a lady found what looked to be a fossilized tooth, hollow underneath and molar looking on top. It was about 3/4" across and 1" deep. Beach is mostly rocks this time of year so several people poking around in them. Red Winged Blackbird is new to our bird list.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Walking or running: 5. one lady found what looked to be a fossilized molar, 1" deep by 3/4" across.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
One Brush Rabbit near the parking lot. New for us. 17 Pelicans, 2 Great Blue Heron, 7 Turnstones, 4 Harlequin Ducks, 6 Pelagic Cormorants, 6 Double Crested Cormorants, 30 Scoters, 1 Song Sparrow, 1 Red Winged Blackbird, Gulls and Crows. 10 Harbor Seals.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. scoter
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). quite a few bits of rope up on the rocks
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