Mile 222 - Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek - September 17, 2012

Report Details

Beautiful day, light breeze from ssw; not too many people on beach. Minimal debris (someone must be doing a good job of picking up unless the sand is covering it up) other than a few pieces of lumber, and PVC pipe. Drift content was about 98% kelp and surf grass. There was some rock slide activity, taking down some of the vegetation at edge of the bluff. Saw three dead birds, a lion's mane jelly, and some small songbirds which appeared (without binoculars to validate) to be palm warblers.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 14.

Other Activities: vehicle tracks on beach.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

lion's mane jelly - about 8" across, western gulls, turkey vultures, possible migrating palm warblers (didn't have my binocs but the tail bobbing action fit)

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. 1 western gull, 1 immature gull, 1 unidentified duck

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks. pieces of lumber, no organisms noted; piece of barnacle encrusted PVC pipe standing up in surf line

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune, Landslides/major boulder falls. (small slide, included some fresh vegetation) about 44.710412 lat