Mile 206 Report
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
May 19, 2012
Beautiful morning for a mile walk!
Report Details
Beautiful morning for a mile walk! Tide was quite low and the tidepools looked healthy. Lots of anemones and stars. Sand has moved away from the 3rd beach completely, see picture. Several plastic bottles near the headlands on beaches 2 and 3, but otherwise pretty clean.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Walking or running: 2. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 4.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5.
Notable Wildlife
Cormorants nesting on the large headland rock at the north end of the mile. Lots of gulls. Pairs of pidgeon guillimonts. At least 6 harbor seals.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces.
New Development
Bluff development.
Actions & Comments
Continuing development of a house very close to the edge on beach 3. See picture.
Report Images
Jenni
CoastWatcher
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Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
Today was an educational walk with Fawn Custer, and some other CoastWatch volunteers.
jessejones
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
Large number of pelicans
Fawn and Mike
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
Overall, beautiful day on Mile 206.
shelgeson
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
It was a pleasant Sunday evening on Mile 206!
shelgeson
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
Great day at mile 206!
shelgeson
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
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shelgeson
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
This is my first mile report with coast watch!
shelgeson
Mile 206
Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek
Excellent to see science at Seal Rock.
Fawn and Mike