Mile 185 Report
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
October 17, 2022
A lovely, mainly sunny day without wind.
Report Details
A lovely, mainly sunny day without wind. Very few people on the beach, mostly in the first areas. The sand was very high, covering the tide pools and rocks. Without any big storms the summer sand is still there, more than in August. The seals were jumping out of the water as they moved along the ocean. Also playing in the waves. The beach was very clean and not much in the driftlines. A rare day at the coast.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.8 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 9. Other Activities: One man out in the water beyond the waves. He was able to stand up in the water..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Notable Wildlife
2 oystercatchers, 1 great blue heron, 121 surf scoters out in the water along the mile, 4 harlequin ducks, 4 surfbirds, 34 pelagic cormorants, 4 Brandt's cormorants, 1 double crested cormorants, 3 ring billed gulls, 21 brown pelicans flying by, crows and gulls. Several harbor seals out swimming in the waves. 16 on the rocks sunning.
Driftline Content
There was a dead seal on the rocks near the bluff, only the very thick skin and flippers and a couple bones left.
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