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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