Mile 48 Report
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
February 11, 2008
the most notable difference from the last time i visited, about a month ago, was that there were large piles of rocks 1/2 way down the mile.
Report Details
the most notable difference from the last time i visited, about a month ago, was that there were large piles of rocks 1/2 way down the mile. it was difficult walking over them, and they lay from the cliff base all the way into the waterline. usually there is a good sandy strip at all but very high tide.there were a few dead birds, not unusual lately, but it seems like there are more than there used to be a few years back. these were like a mud hen, with black head, back and wings, white underbelly, black webbed feet. about the size of a small duck. maybe a western grebe? the fisherman i spoke with said the sandcrabs are back, including the large females, tho there are no eggs on them at this time of the year.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 5. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: watching surf - 1 driving -1.
Vehicles
ATVs/OHVs parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Notable Wildlife
some bullkelp up on high tide line among the rocks; a few black birds flying
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 5. black with white belly, some kind of sea bird by the webbed feet, but i do not know the name.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
one huge fish head, probably from a fisherman
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Small rocks, Wood pieces. not much human-based debris. huge piles of mango to melon-sized rocks where i have never seen them before, abput 1/2 mile down
Natural Changes
erosion of sandstone cliffs, further exposure of roots
cprince
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Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
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Kristi Cramer
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Holiday weekend with good weather brought out a lot of people.
JaneSkipLegacy
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Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Beach was remarkably clean.
Skip-Jane-Legacy
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Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
This was an exceptionally warm Saturday so there were more people on the beach than I usually see but everyone was well behaved and loving the rare chance to be on the beach (and even a few brave souls in the water) without multiple layers of coats.
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Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Driftwood 5th graders had a wonderful day at their first observation of their adopted mile.
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Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
On a mild, sunny Friday in November we found the beach pretty quiet.
JaneSkipLegacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Beach was looking pretty clean of trash at the surf line and above in the dry sand.
Skip-Jane-Legacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
The beach looked clean, people and dogs were well behaved.
JaneSkipLegacy