Charleston Oregon is situated just south of Coos Bay and is a large fishing industry port for many fishing activities not the least of which is a booming oyster industry. High piles of oyster shells are stacked along side the building where the “shucking: is done. Ruth and I drove the narrow road that is on a dike to the end where we could observe the waters more clearly and see the activities of the harbor . There were some LOONS and GUILLIMOTS and two of the three CORMORANTS located in this area.
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| The dike at Charleston Harbor |
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| The fishing fleet is enormous |
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| The Charleston inlet and harbor |
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| The dike looking toward town |
Ruth concentrated on the Guillomots that were either nesting on top of pilings or they were merely ytryng to rest on top of them.
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| Two Pigeon Guillimots under the piers. |
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| Two Guillimots on the piers. |
We made a quick stop at a bakery that we spotted on the way to the dike and bought some morning baked goods which we seldom do. They tasted very good and were made locally.
Another potential birding area that we attempted to get to was the “South Slough" on Seven Devil's Road.” a few miles further down the road. This was an excellent stop for the Center there was well equipped to handle groups as well as individuals in the history of the area, and the meaning of the marshes that exist along the coves and rivers of the Oregon Coastal. It meant walking some long trails to get there even though there is a “diabled persons “ drive that is behind a locked gate that we used to get the trails. There was a very dense woods and a boardwalk did still not get us to the marsh that was at the end. (It was just too much walking). We did not see any birds in the dense woods and heard only one.
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| Salal is a shrub with these berries very common now. |
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| A fern as yet unidentified |
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| The trail to the Slough that we did not get to the end. |
We returned to the Arago bluffs and stopped at Shore Acres where the sea has cut deep gouges in the cliffs and left fascinating rocks and geological marks. These are called concretions made from matter that lands on rocks amd in geological history is "set" into the sanstone it falls on. Hence,... harder rock.
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| Another feature of these cliffs |
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| The concretions are the darker resistent areas. |
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Of course the seals are still there along with the wave action on the rocks.
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| Harbor seals |
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| And... Sea Lions |
In the late afternoon and evening I went to visit some friends in Coquille. Liz started her teaching in Newtok when I was there and will be returning ths Fall. Her husband, Mike, will return to his hone village with her and she will end her teaching day back in the village where they were married. It was a fine visit with some reminiscing and sharing. Thanks Liz and Mike.
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| A normal 30 mph wind brings much wave action. |
See you later tonight!
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