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MILE 198 on 9/1/08   -   BAHNGARTEN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek CONDITIONS Monday 9:30 AM  •  Sunny  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 0 ft HUMANS People: 20  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 12  •  Playing in sand: 2  •  Sitting: 2  •  Kayaking: 2  •  2 people on horseback with 3 horses, one on lead CONCERNS Fire  •  Apparent violations: one unattended fire DISTURBANCES Disturbance/harassment of marine mammals VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 1 ACTIV.COMMENTS One Common Murre in Big Creek was being harrassed and pecked at by a Western Gull--we relaunched it to sea. NOTABLE WILDLIFE 30 Western Gulls, one Ring Billed Gull, 3 Whimbrel, copious mole crab casings at high driftline. DEAD BIRDS Total: 3  •  Species/names: Common Murre, no bovious outward signs of death, poosibly starvation. STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS Fairly heavy amounts of mole crab casings. DRIFTLINE Shells only small amounts of litter NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS None taken SUMMARY Three dead Common Murre, launching a live Murre back to sea, and little beach litter were highlights. OBSERVER bahngarten EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 9/1/08 12:00 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US