Report Details

This was the morning the gray whale washed ashore. State Parks vehicle down on beach early. Been observing & recording steller sea lions on 2 offshore islands since April 3. On May 16 reported 14 dove when boat approached. Pretty certain I saw 1-5 marbled murrelets in ocean past month.(Later on June 5 a steller sea lion also washed up, ust about on top of the first burial site of the whale. I measured it (12 feet) and emailed Jim Rice. He was here within the hour and removed it. I believe it was a male, not dead long. And yes, I have photos of the whale and the sea lion.)

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 5.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 37. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 14. Playing in sand: 2. Photography: 6. Fishing: 2. Other Activities: 1 frisbee 1 kite 2 horses.

Concerns

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Notable Wildlife

offshore islands 2 steller sea lions ~ 10 brown pelicans roosting

Stranded Marine Mammals

1 gray whale deadjust north of Seal Rock wayside

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

May 7, 2020

(This is part two of my report as I divided up the mile into two trips.

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

April 28, 2020

The cliff erosion is significant.

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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

January 19, 2020

Photos show how high the surf got.

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

July 10, 2019

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

October 16, 2018

Not much happening on this beach except human invasive use (driving on beach)

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

August 1, 2018

Ona beach is now buried in sand - come winter this will be pulled off again.

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

April 9, 2018

Most notable is the extent to which large chuncks of the cliff have worked loose.

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Mile 208

Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek

January 28, 2018

First beach visit after the major storm surges.

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