Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
December 30, 2023
Recent storms had scoured the beach leaving cobbles and stones behind.
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Recent storms had scoured the beach leaving cobbles and stones behind. People like coming to this area to search for agates, fossils, etc. There was some natural erosion of the cliffs where the storms and/ or surf had loosened the ground. We found a dead Western Grebe (photo attached) washed up on the beach close to the southern end of our survey mile.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Other Activities: All 8 were hunting for agates/ rocks/ fossils.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) No leg bands
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass. Wrack line almost exclusively contained small rocks and cobbles
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
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Martha Kopplin
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Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
A very calm, quiet survey.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
Recent storms had scoured the beach leaving cobbles and stones behind.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
There was a lot of foam on the beach.
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Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
I am attaching a photo of a dead Murre that I found on our beach.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
We have noticed that during the winter storms the sand on the beach moves (presumably offshore) and then is redeposited during spring.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a sunny morning on Labor Day.
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