Mile 336 - Columbia Beach, Peter Iredale wreck, Fort Stevens SP - October 23, 2010

Report Details

In the course of our walk a very wet storm arrived. We started dry and ended up soaked. The few people on the people were mostly standing or doing short walks, no one in the water or playing. Tide was high and water getting rough. No debris to speak of but lots of wood and logs on the beach. Saw some dead birds which is not usual but they were spread out on the beach and it didn't look like any single cause, just normal birds dying. Also, saw some small groups of shore birds flying and landing (snowy plovers?) which we hadn't seen in a while and was nice to see. I hope we will see more.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 18. Limited activity, tide was coming in and a storm was on the way.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 11.

Notable Wildlife

Some small birds (snowy plover?)

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 5. All looked like gulls and they had been dead awhile.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

Judy Benson

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Columbia Beach, Peter Iredale wreck, Fort Stevens SP

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