Mile 185 Report
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
September 23, 2019
It was a lovely sunny un-windy day.
Report Details
It was a lovely sunny un-windy day. People were sun bathing, agate hunting, meditating, and poking around on the beach. There were not many birds, but we were surprised to see oyster catcheers cleaning themselves along with the gulls in the fresh water of Tenmile Creek. We found three large ( 16") Moon Jellyfish on the sand and several smaller ones, all on the main beach. Summer sand is still covering the cobbles so it was easy walking.
Conditions
Temperature: 66 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 3.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
3 Song Sparrows, 2 Harlequin Ducks, 4 Black Oyster Catchers, 1 pelican, 18 Pelagic Cormorants, 1 Brandt's Cormorant, 60 Surf Scoters, 1 Heermann's Gull, crows, gulls. 6 Harbor Seals on the rocks and one in the water. Two of the Oyster Catchers were bathing in the fresh water of Tenmile Creek.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. to decomposed to tell
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
A section of little sand hoppers in the tide line. Also on the main beach we found 3 large (16") Moon Jellyfish and several smaller ones.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
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