Mile 310 - Arcadia Beach N, Wayside, Lion Rock, Humbug Point - January 20, 2020

Report Details

The beach was more stoney than sandy today, the tidewrack made up of mostly small plastics and wood. Live bald eagle, freshly dead Cassin's Auklet observed. People watching waves near parking lot, fanned out as tide went out.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 7.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 5. Sitting: 5. People collected near the base of the parking lot steps to watch the waves and play with their dogs, but some started to spread out more as the tide went out.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

1 bald eagle

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Found one freshly dead Cassin's Auklet, and a gull. (Also found a dead hummingbird, but it was just over the south border of our mile into Mile 309.)

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Actions & Comments

Arrived at the beach around 8 a.m. when the high tide was peaking (11.8 ft), but sat in the parking lot until 11 a.m. waiting for the tide to be far enough out to walk the beach safely. A bald eagle flew by while we waited, which I have seen here before multiple times near Lion Rock.