Mile 245 - Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek - 06/26/2024

Report Details

Was a dreary day, but active with the low tide. Beach seemed cleaner/less debris, as was sand covered. Observed a young sunflower sea star and a dead fish, possibly lingcod. Will submit an observation report of the sea star to MARINe.

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: -1.4 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 48. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 14. Tidepooling: 34.

Other Activities: Very low tide = lots of tide pool activity. Low enough to allow reaching north beach without climbing..

Concerns

Apparent violations: n/a.

Notable Wildlife

One small sunflower sea star - have never encountered this species on this beach. About 3.5" in diameter.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. 1 dead seabird - difficult to identify.

Stranded Marine Mammals

n/a

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

lingcod? see pic

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass. Beach (rocks/driftwood) was sand covered, wind rippled.

New Development

n/a

Man-made Modifications

n/a

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Lisa Bizon-Carroll

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