Mile 245 - Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek - September 22, 2020

Report Details

Warm, humid day on the beach. Little wind, no smoke. I was pleasantly surprised not to see much debris from the Labor Day windstorm and the Echo Mtn Fire, other than a lot of pine needles in the wrack line. The mouth of the Salmon River is just north of this beach. Noticed a group of people with a fishing pole and informed them of the Cascade Head Marine Reserve, with no fishing allowed. They said they didn't know. Nice to see the "Fires Prohibited" signs posted at a couple of the beach entrances.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 57. Number of dogs: 16. Walking or running: 30. Playing in surf: 6. Sitting: 20. Surfing: 1.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 27.

Notable Wildlife

An abundance of cormorants and pelicans. Half dozen turkey vultures soaring the cliffs at the Point.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 4. 2 murres, 1 cormorant, 1 unknown (just a skeleton)

Wrackline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces. A lot of pine needles, no doubt from the Labor Day windstorm and subsequent Echo Mtn Fire. This beach is just south of the mouth of the Salmon River. I did not see much burn debris.