Mile 185 Report
S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside
September 6, 2015
A lovely day; busy Labor Day weekend so more people than usual.
Report Details
A lovely day; busy Labor Day weekend so more people than usual. We saw two birds that were new for us, a Willet, and a Golden Crown Sparrow. Number 57 & 58 on our list. Using binoculars we were able to see a total of 5 seastars out on the rocks. One was sick with two bad arms, but the others looked good. One purple and the rest orange. One medium sized and the others were large. The first we have seen in a year. One sea lion in the water, and 4 Harbor Seals on the rocks. The sand was very high and the beach was clean.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 28. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 24. Playing in surf: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10.
Notable Wildlife
Crows, Gulls, 15 Barn Swallows(5 babies), 1 Pelican, 12 Harlequin Ducks, 2 Willets, 5 Surfbirds, 8 Pelagic Cormorants, 50 Surf Scoters, 1 Turnstone, 1 Golden Crown Sparrow, 3 Red Wing Blackbirds, 4 Brandt's Cormorants. 1 Sea Lion in the water, 4 Harbor Seals on the rocks. Beach very clean and sand high. Saw 2 large orange seastars, 1 medium, 1 large purple and one sick looking orange one. They were on the outer rocks and we found them with binoculars.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 dead cormorant, well eaten.
Driftline Content
beach very clean with high sand level.
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