Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
May 3, 2025
I reported that the weather was partly cloudy: large Cumulus clouds but additionally there was some light rain. The only live wildlife we saw were birds: Whimbrels, Crows, Western Gulls, and one Brown Pelican.
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I reported that the weather was partly cloudy: large Cumulus clouds but additionally there was some light rain. The only live wildlife we saw were birds: Whimbrels, Crows, Western Gulls, and one Brown Pelican. Two Turkey Vultures were feeding on a sea lion carcass north of the study site.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5. Fishing: 1.
Notable Wildlife
There were several small groups (1-2 each) of Whimbrels feeding along the tide line, spread out along the entire mile. Probably about 2 dozen total. We saw 2-3 Western Gulls flying over the water. We also saw several Crows, walking/ feeding on the beach. About 50 feet north of the Mile 210 north border was a sea lion carcass and 2 Turkey Vultures were feeding on it . We did not approach to take a photo because we did not want to disturb the birds. At the tail end of our walk, at the south border of Mile 210, a lone Brown Pelican flew overhead. There were remnants of Vellum jellies (Velella velella) scattered above the tide line - no longer blue but faded to clear/ white.
View of Mile 210 from the north border looking south
View of Mile 210 from the south border looking north
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Martha Kopplin
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Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
The ocean was choppy and foamy, although the wind was fairly calm.
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Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
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Martha Kopplin
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Martha Kopplin
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Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a quiet morning on the beach.
Martha Kopplin
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Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
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Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
Recent storms had scoured the beach leaving cobbles and stones behind.
Martha Kopplin