Mile 31
Otter Point State Wayside, Bailey Beach
Curry County
Latitude: 42.456774933224
Longitude: -124.426144804330
Longitude: -124.426144804330
Vehicles:
- Motor vehicle travel is allowed from a point approximately one-third mile south of Otter Point, (42° 27.5022', Mile 31), southerly to the mouth of Myers Creek (42° 18.4422', Mile 23).
- Motor vehicles are prohibited from the Nesika Beach headland (42° 29.8284', Mile 34), southerly to (42° 27.5022', Mile 31), a point approximately one-third mile south of Otter Point.
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Mile 31 Reports (33)
2016
August 24, 2016 - Lorenzo2
Dead sea lion observed (no photo, due to camera battery being dead). Curlew also observed.read more
June 23, 2016 - Lorenzo2
Nine Zarapico (common Mexican name, US common name is "curlew"), a migratory bird seen here every year at about this time. Brown, with a long downward-curving bill. I used to hunt them in Mexico. They're delicious.read more
2015
July 9, 2015 - Lorenzo2
A dead seal about 1/2 mi. S. of Otter Point. Approximately 3ft long. Flesh all stripped from head so I could not tell if it had had ears.Lots of large mussels washed up onto beach. More than I've ever seen in 25yrs.read more
May 6, 2015 - Lorenzo2
Thousands of Velella velella washed up.read more 2014
October 21, 2014 - Lorenzo2
I don't know the species of the whale. I would like you to inform me. It is a baleen-type, as can be seen by looking at the mouth. It is located 3/4 mi. S. of Otter Point.There is a wound (shown in whalepic03 and 04) that is very deep and...read more
September 11, 2014 - Lorenzo2
A very sick black and white bird. I think it is a murre, but I'm not sure. (See attached photo.) DEAD BIRDS STRANDED A dead sealion. The same one that I reported Aug. 31 but didn't have photos. I took photos today (attached).read more
August 31, 2014 - Lorenzo2
Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me. The sea lion was dry, dark brown in color, looked in good condition (except for being dead).....read more June 22, 2014 - Lorenzo2
Two live healthy Black Brant Geese at surf line. Positive identification! The only Brant I've seen on this beach in 20 years. They appeared to be first-year birds (not quite full size). (They differ from Canada Geese and Aleutian Canada Geese in not having a white chin strap or a...read more
May 5, 2014 - Lorenzo2
The Geese were "surfing"."Got a '34 wagon we call it a "woody", surf city..." I moved up on them slowly, taking pictures. I was able to get much closer than one normally would (without them flying). I then saw why: They had one very small gosling with them. The adults...read more
May 3, 2014 - Lorenzo2
A few days ago I saw a pair of black oyster catchers, 10 Long-Billed Curlew and about 100 sandpipers. I'm not sure if they were The Western Sandpiper or The Least Sandpiper. (How would you like being referred to as "The Least Homo Sapiens"?)In Mexico, The Long-Billed Curlew are called...read more
2012
December 6, 2012 - Lorenzo2
A dead fawn about 1/4 mi. S. of Otter Point. Old enough to no longer have white spots.read more May 12, 2012 - Lorenzo2
The seal/sea lion (?) is badly decomposed. It's about 3ft long. (The walking stick in the photos is approx. 3ft long.)I poked around the head but could not determine if it had ears. It's about 1/4 mile S. of Otter Point, near an isolated rock that is near the high...read more
2011
November 1, 2011 - Lorenzo2
The sea lion appears to be the same one that I reported on 10/24. It's in the same location and is now dead.read more October 24, 2011 - Lorenzo2
A live sea lion on the beach, approx. 1 mi. S. of Otter Point. It's in the same place and looks like the one I saw on the 23rd.The sea lion is thin. One can see it's ribs. It's lying on it's side. The healthy ones I've seen are always...read more
October 21, 2011 - Lorenzo2
I reported a dead sea lion on 6 Oct. This appears to be a new one. The last time I saw the previous one it had holes along its back (from the birds). This one did not. It's about the same length as the previous one. (Two walking stick lengths...read more
October 6, 2011 - Lorenzo2
See comments on seal lions (above).read more September 9, 2011 - Lorenzo2
I'm submitting this report primarily because I was shamed into it by Phillip Johnson's recent email.read more 2010
May 11, 2010 - Lorenzo2
The first Black Brant I've seen here this year. (I hunted them for 20 years in Mexico. They're one of the most delicious of wild waterfowl.) It was by itself but seemed healthy.read more 2009
September 4, 2009 - Lorenzo2
Dead sea lion approx. 3/4 mile S. of Otter Point.read more August 11, 2009 - Lorenzo2
I have been actively fishing (both commercial and sport) for 60 years. I have seen many different types of sharks. I have the dubious distinction of having been hit by the tail of a thresher shark that was still alive, wrapped in a wing of a net. However, I have...read more May 13, 2009 - Lorenzo2
If it looks like a smelt and acts like a smelt, it's probably a smelt...read more April 21, 2009 - Lorenzo2
Few birds in past weeks but migratory birds now arriving.read more March 20, 2009 - Lorenzo2
Very little to be seen on the beach other than the kelp plants.read more 2008
December 26, 2008 - Joseph
Typical winter scene, human debris continues one year trend of being minimal.read more September 18, 2008 - Joseph
A delightful walk on a beautiful beach.read more March 29, 2008 - Joseph
Other than the dead sea lion, there is nothing unusual to note. This beach has not changed much in my ten years of close observation. The decrease in litter is a welcome development since three years ago we removed 43 tires and 8 bags of trash after the winter.read more February 26, 2008 - Joseph
Beach appears to have weathered the major winter storms quite well.read more February 3, 2008 - Joseph
No shoreline degradation to note.read more 2007
October 10, 2007 - B Edgar
1 dead juv. sea lion. there was an exit hole that looked like a bullet wound on the neck. Was dead approx. a week or less.1 dead seal that had been dead for several weeksnot much litter on beach!! looks goodread more May 22, 2007 - Joseph
Similar to last report, this beach is relatively unused for its proximity to Gold Beach and shoreside homes. At times, there will be some ATV use.read more January 28, 2007 - Joseph
Beautiful morning between winter storms, not as much beach debris as in past wintersread more