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MILE 212 on 7/24/12   -   PHILANDJAN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek CONDITIONS Tuesday 9:50 AM  •  Sunny  •  54° F  •  Wind: Moderate from the N  •  Tide: 0.5 ft HUMANS People: 21  •  Dogs: 1 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 16  •  Playing in sand: 2  •  Sitting: 2  •  Photography: 1  •  Rockhunting: 1  •  beach soccer CONCERNS Apparent violations: tire tracks DISTURBANCES Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS A group of people walking were slowly and unintentionally moving a group of whimbrels feeding along the water's edge NOTABLE WILDLIFE 15 whimbrels, a turkey vulture feeding on a dead murre, an eagle, gulls, a crow, a song sparrow, a group of pigeon guillemots. A couple of beached jellyfish, crab and mole crab carapaces, one old bull kelp. DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: 1 adult common murre, no bands or tags STRANDED FISH & INVERTS 2 stranded jellyfish - large Aurelia? DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Landslides/major boulder falls  •  Major cracks appearing in bluffs The usual sand and rock slides continue COMMENTS SUMMARY Nice morning for a stroll on the beach, 21 others thought so too! The 15 whimbrels feeding near the water's edge were a treat, as were all the flowers- wild rose, monkeyflower, beach rocket, fireweed, silverweed, aster and angelica. A small amount of beach trash included bits of styrofoam and plastic, plastic bags and some wood. Although the tide was low, we did not see the ancient tree stumps which were visible two weeks ago, indicating more sand has moved in to cover the beach. Most of the beach structures we saw then are gone, but there is enough driftwood for some kids to enjoy building new structures. OBSERVER philandjan EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 7/25/12 2:59 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US