Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
May 7, 2008
A toilet hanging over the bluff for a month seems obnoxious (2 houses south of Curtis Street wayside north of Seal Rock) I still find the dumping of trees, branches, garden vegetation, etc.
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A toilet hanging over the bluff for a month seems obnoxious (2 houses south of Curtis Street wayside north of Seal Rock) I still find the dumping of trees, branches, garden vegetation, etc.over the bluffs unsightly, misinformed? and, well, seemingly a touch indolent .. Yet on the marine side, a joyous profusion of spring life: 2 Steller sea lions on offshore island, 5 harbor seals lolling in close, Black Brant, Harlequin Duck, Dunlin, Pigeon Guillemot, Killdeer, Black Oystercatcher, Brown Pelican, Red-necked Phalarope, Semipalmated Plover, Black Bellied Plover, Sanderling, Black and Surf Scoter, Surfbird, Terns flying, Black & Ruddy Turnstone, and Whimbrel all in breeding plumage and all apparently numerous, to my experience, met the eye of my binoculars and camera!
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -2.7 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 12. Walking or running: 3. Tidepooling: 2. Fishing: 2.
Other Activities: agate hunting.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
2 Steller sea lions offshore island, 5 harbor seals, Black Brant, Harlequin Duck, Dunlin, Pigeon Guillemot, Killdeer, Black Oystercatcher, Brown Pelican, Red-necked Phalarope, Semipalmated Plover, Black Bellied Plover, Sanderling, Black and Surf Scoter, Surfbird, Tern, Black & Ruddy Turnstone, Whimbrel were all seen in good numbers it seemed to me
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
molecrabs dungeness crabs
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Animal casings or molts, Marine debris, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
New Development
Drainage pipes, Steps down bluff.
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