Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
August 2, 2018
Human activities - 2 walkers observedWildlife - Observed 1 live Pigeon Guillemot (flying from bluff to water); small groups of Western Gulls; a few American Crows.
Report Details
Human activities - 2 walkers observedWildlife - Observed 1 live Pigeon Guillemot (flying from bluff to water); small groups of Western Gulls; a few American Crows. One dead Rhinoceros Auklet.Physical Changes - Eroding bluffs. Will monitor over time.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Rhinoceros Auklet. No leg band. Lying on beach near tide line. No visible cause of death.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Only litter spotted was a pop can, which I removed.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. Bluffs are eroding and sand/ soil exposed in places. At least one house on bluff (southern part of Mile 210) is quite close to eroding edge.
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mrkopplin
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Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a calm morning with almost no one else on the beach.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a quiet morning on the beach.
Martha Kopplin
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.
mrkopplin
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
