Mile 213 Report
Henderson Creek, South Beach SP south
January 28, 2018
Lots of activity on the mile this time with people with dogs, people riding on horses, a cyclist, and 5 helicopters.
Report Details
Lots of activity on the mile this time with people with dogs, people riding on horses, a cyclist, and 5 helicopters. It was very mild with some sun. Storm evidence more apparent in the area south of Henderson Creek. 4 dead birds which may be gulls. Awaiting confirmation before posting their photos. Updated on 2/16/18: Fawn Custer has identified the 4 beached birds as being Northern Fulmars - 2 in light morphology, the other 2 in dark morphology. COASST will be notified of these findings.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 23. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 19. Other Activities: 3 riding horses; 1 on mountain bike. 5 helicopters including 1 Coast Guard one. Earlier in the day there had been an earthquake off Coos Bay so wondering if they were checking the coastline to see if there were any problems.. It was a good day for people to walk their dogs.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. Took photos of the 4 which may be of the same species. Contacted COASST for id assistance but haven't received a reply. Sent one set of photos to Fawn to identify; awaiting her reply.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of bull kelp in the area south of Henderson Creek; lots of seafoam there too. There had been storms earlier in January which were reflected on the beach. Fragments of shells abundant too.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Styrofoam. 8 capped full water bottles and probably more we didn't see. The storms brought up a lot of litter and we could have spent much time just cleaning up the area south of the Creek but we ran out of garbage bags.
Man-made Modifications
The sand in front of Southshore residential development looked higher than remembered. Sand added or sand removed from the storms? Besides wading through Henderson Creek run-off, Julia waded through 2 more "streams" north of Henderson Creek.
Natural Changes
The area south of Henderson Creek and north of Surfland entrance to the beach continues to erode.
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