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MILE 31 on 5/12/12   -   LORENZO2 LOCATION Curry  •  Otter Point State Wayside, Bailey Beach CONDITIONS Saturday 12:30 PM  •  Sunny  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW  •  Tide: 0 ft HUMANS People: 12  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 12 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs VEHICLES Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 1  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 1  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 1 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE Canada Geese (flying over beach), Dead juvenile seal or sea lion (couldn't determine which) DEAD BIRDS STRANDED Total: 1  •  seal or sea lion (couldn't determine which), has been dead for a long time (Ravens no longer feeding on it) FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Wood pieces NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY 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 tide line. OBSERVER Lorenzo2 EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 5/15/12 6:44 AM PHOTOS 1 dead juvenile seal/sea lion(?) View1 Description: see body of report Location: see body of report Date: 05/12/2012 2 same animal, View2 Date: 05/12/2012 3 same animal, View3 Date: 05/12/2012 4 Same animal, View4 Date: 05/12/2012 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US