Mile 218 Report
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
November 4, 2010
It appears another California sea lion has succumbed to leptospirosis.
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It appears another California sea lion has succumbed to leptospirosis. Officials retrieved the carcass of this dead animal this morning from the high tide line directly west of Agate Beach Wayside. It was still alive when it came ashore; its final flipper tracks were visible in the sand.I observed what I believe to be this same animal yesterday morning near the northern end of Mile 218, just south of Yaquina Head. It was resting on the beach near the bluff, but was disturbed by a pair of visitors walking their yapping designer dogs which approached close enough to spook the sea lion. The animal then, exhibiting classic symptoms of leptospiros (lethargic, and dragging its hide flippers), slowly struggled into the surf.
Beachbum
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Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
*** Watch Note *** This is my first documentation of Mile 218 (Agate Beach) and I will use today's report as a baseline for reporting future changes.
Darlynd
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
I first attempted this survey on June 17.
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Very few people on the beach; most of them arrived just prior to sunset (which was beautiful).
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Beautiful clear afternoon with no problems noticed.
Peacecoaster
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Most of the people were at the north end of the beach.
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
A lot of people on the beach this evening -- hard to keep count!
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Better late than never -- I missed reporting in March!
dderickson