Mile 234 Report
Lincoln Beach
August 22, 2013
Pleasant weather for a stroll on the beach - many folks walking dogs, enjoying family time.
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Pleasant weather for a stroll on the beach - many folks walking dogs, enjoying family time. Tide very low at start of mile, but by the time we'd completed our walks the tide had come in. Sand was pushed far up on beach, and there was very little man-made debris on the sand. We found two small dead seals at the north end of our mile. There were many empty and broken crab shells.New steps installed from residence to beach, photo below.Fishing Rock continues to crumble and change. New pathways into the dense forest look like places for people to shelter to avoid the weather. New signs posted at entrance to park as well as near a bluff state "Caution Unfenced Cliff Ahead". I photographed some very pretty molds and fungus just off the main path on my way to the point.
Conditions
Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -1.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 39. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 14. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 1.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
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This was a very nice walk on a very nice day.
Pam & Jon Hadlich
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Lincoln Beach
A baby harbor seal was at the north base of Fishing Rock, along the tide line. There have been many many pelicans active this area lately, we recently saw and estimated 60-100 combined with gulls feasting on some type of fish in water on whole length of beach. This morning there were few pelicans but many swallows diving on the beach.
Barbara Joslin
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Lincoln Beach
Fishing Rock shows significant signs of erosion and natural area disturbance, a great deal of evidence of off-trail usage and climbing on sides which has resulted in increased erosion and death of underbrush. Sparse sea bird presence but heavy wrack line velella velella wash up. No current presence of mammals or seabird carcasses, although there was heavy amount of carcasses this winter especially after storms. Evidence of erosion of slopes adjacent to the beach, especially in proximity to new riprap placement, but also in other areas as well. Light plastic and debris today
beejos8
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Lincoln Beach
Some unattended digging dogs seemed troubling, and one thing to note was a lack of birds.
Your Song My Song
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Lincoln Beach
A large concrete retaining wall collapsed last weekend (~Feb 27) endangering the stability of one home with others also vulnerable to further erosion.
dwhite
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Lincoln Beach
These photos were taken by Fran Recht, CoastWatch volunteer.
jessejones
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Lincoln Beach
Wonderful day at my favorite beach during King Tide!
Oregon Beach Girl
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Lincoln Beach
The ocean became more "foamy" as the day progressed, *see photos.
Oregon Beach Girl