Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
January 16, 2015
Only a dozen "new" dead birds.
Report Details
Only a dozen "new" dead birds. However, this beach did see a large die-off of the blue-footed Cassin's auklets in December when at least 100 were found, another 50 probably buried in the sand. I still see remnants of that die-off but the situation has seemed to improve.
Human Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 6. Playing in sand: 19. Sitting: 4. Other Activities: 2 people on 2 horses.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 18.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 12. 10 auklets, 1 murre, 1 cormorantA couple of the dead birds had been banded by COASST.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. 1 very decomposed sea lion(?) carcass just north of 73rd Street beach access
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Lots of small feathers and hard plastic bits in wrack line
TerryH
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Beautiful warm day - not crowded.
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Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
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Was a dreary day, but active with the low tide.
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.
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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.
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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
