Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
August 23, 2024
Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
Report Details
Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood. Large number of dead murrelets.
Conditions
Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 7.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 76. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 71. Sitting: 5. Other Activities: 2 kite flyers; 11 swimmers; 2 using metal detectors; 1 doing yoga; 4 sunbathing. Lots of people, less cars - lots of beach house rental activity. Not much litter but very high tide and sand covered. Lots of campfire evidence.
Concerns
Apparent violations: n/a.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls & ravens. Pale sand hoppers and 2 California hoppers.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 9. 8 murrelets; 1 gull - none banded
Stranded Marine Mammals
n/a
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
3 full moon jellies; jelly fragments
Driftline Content
Bull kelp, feather boa kelp, few mussels, crab fragments and snail egg casings; High wave action, yellow sea foam; Unknown find - what looks like a larvae or pupa? perhaps just a seed of some marine plant? large concentration in wrack line - see pics to help with identification.
New Development
No new developments noticed but lots of renovations to existing homes.
Man-made Modifications
n/a
Report Images
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Was a dreary day, but active with the low tide.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.
LisaBC
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Just wanted to say there have been a lot of brown pelicans this season, more than I've ever seen, and I'm wondering if they will stay for the winter?
TerryH
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Lazy, late summer day on Road End beach.
TerryH