Mile 209 - Ona Beach north of Beaver Creek, Tracy Creek - March 14, 2013

Report Details

No significant problems or actions taken. Sanderlings beginning to show breeding colors. Erosion (fallen blocks of material 100 cubic yards or greater) observed in several places. Creek washout placed earth and old glass bottles on the beach at one location.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Nothing troublesome

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

One flock of a hundred or so sanderlings some of which were showing rufus/rust head chest breeding colors.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Bones of head and some back that have been on the beach for a while and probably was a casulaty of the fishery just off shore

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. a week earlier terrestrial based organic matter of fine size formed a noticable deposit in the wrack line for a half mile or s

Man-made Modifications

Nothing

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls. See below

Actions & Comments

No action taken.In 3 or 4 locations there were blocks of material of 100 or more cubic yards that have fallen from the high portions of the beach bluff that have not been previously reported.At one small creek mouth location it was evident that a washout had occurred putting dirt and older glass bottles - no plastic material - on the beach and eroding 2 to 3 feet into the sand on the beach. The water must have ponded and then breached the damming, but it wasn't clear where/how that occurred.The beach gradient was steep due to building sand on the high beach with slopes of 1 foot on 15 feet to 1 on 18 feet.