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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.

Human 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

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.), Marine debris (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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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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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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