Mile 288 Report
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
September 19, 2004
The beach was peaceful with little sign of human activity.
Report Details
The beach was peaceful with little sign of human activity. The litter noted was almost all ocean based as some of the glass and plastic bottles had Oriental writing on them. The sky was lightly clouded on this beautiful fall day.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N.
Activities
Other Activities: The litter noted was almost all ocean based as some of the glass and plastic bottles had Oriental writing on them..
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Shorebirds included 100-120 mixed flock of Western and least sandpipers plus a few dunlin. Also noted about 75 Western gulls (adult and juvenile), 3 Heerman's gulls, and fly-overs of 1 great blue heron and about 75 brown pelicans.
Wrackline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
YaakovM
CoastWatcher
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Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
A sperm whale, approximately 15 feet in length, washed up on Bay Ocean Spit in early January and was first spotted by ORPD Ranger Simon Freeman.
Denise Harrington
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There was no human activity observed along Mile 288 during my visit. Due to our March 9th cleanup efforts along Mile 288, there was very little debris visible (although I did not enter the nesting area to survey the wrack line. I found one unidentified dead bird during my visit.
Karen Schank
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
Mile 288 showed no signs of man-made disturbance, and no one was on-site during my monitoring. I was glad to see a flock of plovers flying in the foredune again!
KMS
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.
Karen Schank
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
The weather is definitely turning.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautifully calm, warm, sunny day along mile 288.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There were 6 or more plovers and large accumulations of driftwood (both along the base and on top of the foredune cutbank).
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Saturday with a moderate north wind.
SchankK