Mile 185 Report
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
October 26, 2014
A variable day to do our mile, starting with sun and ending with a huge downpour in one hour.
Report Details
A variable day to do our mile, starting with sun and ending with a huge downpour in one hour. The low tide was very high (2.3) so we did a fast walk as far as we could get down the beach. There were signs the tide had come all the way up to the bluff causing quite a bit of erosion, with a big area of salal that had fallen from the top vegetation as well as hunks of the sandy bluff that had dropped. Several fresh Bull Kelp were against the bluff which we rarely see on our section. We saw one new bird for our mile (#54), the American Pipit. The tide was too high to check the sea stars.The parking lot is blocked off with huge rocks and an area near the road has been graveled for parking.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
9 Harlequin Ducks, 8 Surfbirds, 2 Brandts Cormorants, 7 Surf Scoters, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 American Pipit (new bird for us) crows and gulls.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. Several Bull Kelp way up against the bluffs. We rarely see them.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. There was 30-40 yards of salal that had fallen from the top of the bluff. Also big hunks of sand had dropped in places.
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