Mile 197 - San Marine, Tillicum Beach, Tillicum Beach CG - April 20, 2014

Report Details

A beautiful Easter Sunday, warm and sunny, only slightly breezy. Incoming tide just past low tide. Few people on beach. Sand washed clean by recent rain and tides. Some driftwood at back of beach, almost nothing in driftline. I picked up two bottles and a piece of rope. A Steller sea lion lay dead just south of the south end of the Tillicum Beach CG. (I filed a report with the Marine Mammal Stranding Network.) Not far from the sea lion there was some rope and a piece of net just bulky enough that I couldn't drag it back with me.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 9. Sitting: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

7 gulls

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Steller sea lion. Partially decomposed, large wound on left side. A short distance south of the south end of the campground.

Driftline Content

Short length of rope and part of net.

Natural Changes

Some newly fallen chunks of cliff

Actions & Comments

Report filed with Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network.