Mile 185 - S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside - October 27, 2017

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A lovely sunny day without much wind. We watched a gull take a mussel shell, fly in a big circle, gaining altitude till the bird was over the rocks. Then it hovered, dropping the shell onto the cobbles to break it. It was fairly succcessful about half the time. The scoters floated in the surf, diving under the waves as they broke. We assumed they were feeding there. Several big tree trunks pushed up near the bluff by the storms. The tide was too high to see the seals that are usually on the rocks.

Conditions

Temperature: 63 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 15.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

1 Song Sparrow, 1 House Finch, 1 Flicker, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Great Blue Heron, 5 Harlequin Ducks, 1 Heermann's Gull, 15 Pelagic Cormorants, 15 Brandt's Cormorants, 140-150 Surf Scoters, crows, gulls.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. not much left of the bird, mostly feathers

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff. The piece of the bluff that fell off had a thick layer of burned tree roots and trunks part way down. In the bluff itself, about a third of the way up were the remains of old trees and roots from a long lost forest.

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