Mile 40 - North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach - November 16, 2014

Report Details

Mussel Creek continues to flow south to north, and then west to join the ocean. The water volume is lower and sand mounds interrupt the usually free-flowing waters.From observation, the BLOY population appears stable in this area with 6 juveniles interacting with 2 attendant adults.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 6. Sitting: 2. People enjoying this glorious day on the Oregon coast.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

10 BLOY - 6 confirmed juveniles, 2 confirmed adults; Red-tailed hawk, Meadowlark

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1.

Driftline Content

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

Natural Changes

Evidence of wave overtopping. sand delivered to cover rocky areas

Report Images

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

January 12, 2017

This is not a full report -- a placeholder for our 4th qrtr 2016 observations.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

September 9, 2016

Beautiful day on beautiful beach.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

April 2, 2016

Mussel Ck.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

December 19, 2015

The mile could not be accessed from Arizona Beach -- Mussel Creek was impassable; the southern access from Frankport site was flooded, we parked in the area south of that.

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