Report Details

Took photos of all dead birds, as well as live birds/jellyfish, and some trash and sky

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.9 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 4. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 1. Photography: 2. There was a van on the beach, not sure if it was allowed or not, or what it was doing

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 8. Signs of oiling: 1. 5 murres, 2 cormorants, 1 gull

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Some dead jellyfish, sea nettles and moon jellies, plus many decomposed velella

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).

New Development

Steps down bluff.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.

Actions & Comments

We tried to save a murre chick that was under attack by gulls but failed, it was hard to watch

Report Images

One of five dead murres we found, all murres had openings in chest, likely meaning they were taken by a raptor
First of two dead cormorants we found
Only dead gull we found (run over after deceased)

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