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Mile	Observer	Date	Status	Summary
REPORTS FOUND: 29
301	DHiggins	6/3/13	NEW	Beach is very clean after the recent rains.
209	bloeffel	6/14/13	NEW	Summer high beach sands were being built by the Northwest winds. Beach gradients checked were 1 foot in 18 or 19 feet. The beach was almost free of debris and litter in part because of the sand cover now in place.
236	Streets	6/13/13	NEW	Lovely, calm day. Hard-packed sand. Feathers were tangled up in every kelp pile (which were numerous) along the driftline.
223	Longview	6/13/13	PUB	There was very little trash on the beach. This was the cleanest that our club has found the beach. There were 6 club members in attendance.
46	Redfish Rocks Community Team	6/12/13	PUB	Dead Gumboots were interesting, why so many? The specimen of squid we found was really interesting too! Not sure why the person clamming was so dodgy, but at least they got dinner for the night! Great day on Mile 46!
158	oceanwalker842	6/3/13	PUB	Beautiful, very windy day. Started out at 63 degrees and by the time we finished, the temp rose to 73. Many scattered small pebbles (1 1/2 inches and smaller) plus small pieces of broken shells, mainly clam...razor and other species plus a couple mussel. Very, very little to no shoreline plant debris. The people who braved the wind essentially walked to the water's edge, snapped an "I was here" photo and promptly returned to the mile long trail back to the parking lot.	2
10	SMathis	6/12/13	PUB	Beautiful day. Few people on beach despite low tide.
222	dderickson	6/10/13	PUB	A beautiful day on the beach; not as windy as the past several days, about 15 mph. The driftline contained rocks, surf grass, sea palm, weathered kelp, and shell pieces. High on the beach was driftwood/logs, and heavy lumber (one item being two perpendicular beams joined by a metal brace); also 2-3 human-made driftwood structures. There was the usual rearrangement of sand, driftwood, and rocks. Most of the dramatic rock formations are now all but covered with sand.
307	Bald Eagle	5/25/13	PUB	Three of the six people digging for clams were involved in digging, the others were watching. The beach was clean. There were some clam shells on the beach along with several sand dollars. The low tide exposed much more sand than normal. See picture.	1
102	beachnut	6/8/13	PUB	Heading north from the Coquille River and jetty was quite bracing on a foggy morning. One good thing about the wind is that sand has blown onto many of the logs jammed up below the parking lot, making beach access much easier. A man with a dog and a man with a bucket were on this half-mile stretch. Several unknown birds foraged in the high line and a scattering of gulls were out and about. Not much litter. Small rocks, kelp, shell fragments and crab molts were noted. The mystery of the day: where did the occupants of 6 pickup trucks go? They weren't on the beach. Mayhap they were fishing the river.
103	beachnut	6/8/13	PUB	There isn't much to report on this stretch of beach, unlike the last person who walked it and collected scads of plastic bottles. Blowing sand may be obscuring some litter in the storm line but not the overnight tide line, which was mostly clean. Just a few gulls in sight. Lots of small rocks, shell fragments, sea grass and bull kelp marked this foggy, windy morning. Tide was in the minus range. A couple with dogs and a rock hunter were the only other people out. Two cars and one RV were parked on the access road to the lighthouse.
102	beachnut	6/7/13	PUB	Heading south from the Coquille River just before sunrise surprisingly had 4 others walking the beach. But it was a clear day and a negative tide, so who could blame them? One dead cormorant marred the outing, which was enlivened by a huge flock of gulls and some late-comer cormorants fishing in the shallows close to the jetty. The day before was a repeat with the gulls but also two-dozen pelicans diving and paddling. For a change there was very little litter, chiefly fragments of plastic bags. Kelp, sea palms, hydrazoa, wood pieces, shell fragments and small rocks were found in the drift line.
167	PKoontz	5/23/13	PUB	Found and picked up big plastic containers (motor oil, soda and water) also 2 1/2 x 2 12 x3 12 ft. Styrofoam.
305	skyhar8000	5/26/13	PUB	A great day for a hike during one of the year's lowest tides. Was able to access all coves. The driftline content was average, except that there was more wood than usual, and it had been more beaten around, making a fresh wood scent. Would guess that strong winds or tides brought it into the coves, and then it got battered about by the waves. Nothing particularly unique/spectacular to report, but always a great hike due to the wonderful natural features of the area.
297	NehalemBay	6/2/13	PUB	This was a warm, sunny, windy day on the beach. The sand has covered most of the big wood, with a long, gentle slope to the surfline. Nine horseback riders rode along the beach. Nine other people were walking, two with dogs. There were no shorebirds and only a couple Gulls. Three barely recognizable bird carcasses were found, just wings of probably two Sooty Shearwaters, and the body of a large immature Gull. There was little human debris, no wrack and no disturbances of note.
198	bahngarten	6/2/13	PUB	Moderate winds from the NW. Several gull concentrations of 35-70 on beach. Clean beach, pebbles, immature 3-5" Dungeness crab parts in the driftline, and a few mole crab carcasses. 7 people, 1 dog walking on beach.
153	bebdhm	5/25/13	PUB	A lovely day, lots of people on the beach clamming, ATV'ing and camping. No birds noted except 3 turkey vultures at the dead stellar sea lion, 1 dead sea lion, and bull kelp along mile.	4
234	Dick and Colleen	5/25/13	PUB	We documented our beach mile on a very low tide (-2.0). There were a fair number of people out compared to other times. We did find a dead Lingcod (see picture). We also noted a die-off of algae on Fishing Rock compared to February (pictures below). We didn't notice any unusual erosion or improper activity. The beach was remarkably clean.	5
200	Joanie	5/26/13	PUB	Park Ranger was driving on the beach. A dead gray whale calf that was reportedly killed by a pod of orcas two weeks before had washed up on the beach. Ranger was going to bury the body. It was missing its head. Mile 200 is very debris free here this past week. Only one old board was on the beach and the ranger picked it up. Will keep our eyes open for any kind of tsunami debris.	1
245	TerryH	5/31/13	PUB	Not much to report from Roads End. Beach has been fairly clean of litter and dead birds. Much sand has moved in to create a couple small lagoons. A half-dozen kelp piles on the beach today. Stairs to beach being installed at home just north of 73rd Street beach access.	2
111	coasster	5/25/13	PUB	The beach has some dunes forming, still small. The amount of debris was moderate. Not many birds about, just a handful of gulls and one group of over flying ducks. Most of the seaweed in the wrack was old looking with a few clumps of more recently detached. One piece of lumber with mortise and tenon work may have been from Japan.	2
106	amyfra	5/20/13	PUB	I encountered no human activity during my walk on mile 106. There were tire tracks in the sand that looked to be a couple of days old, washed out in places by the tide. There was less litter and driftwood than last month. Also a good deal more sand which may be covering some of the beach debris. I picked up one bag of garbage, mostly plastic bags and packaging, and a metal tea pot in tact. There was a dead sea lion at the south end of the mile, 5-6 ft. long. It was partly decomposed and being worked on by 10 turkey vultures. There was a group of 14 whimbrels moving up and down the mile, as well as gulls and sanderlings. Wind was out of the north and moderately strong. Avery high concentration of dead baby shrimp in the driftline, as well as crab casings and small jellies.	3
56	CapeWalker	5/26/13	PUB	CapeWalker and buddy got up early to make the most of minus tide, On the beach just pass low am tide. Not alone, 2 trucks on the south side of Cape Blanco, it is permitted and no auto on north side, basically no access except by foot. Saw fisher person with child, two beachcombers with one dog, a student gathering data from rocky shores of Cape Blanco and a group of people on the south side. This was a walk around Cape Blanco at minus tides, usually only durning summer. I have walk this before, but this was better because of minus tides. Saw pelagic cormorants nesting, peregrine falcon high on the bluff, black oystercatcher on the near shore, blue heron, gulls, and lots of rocky shore life. The day was over cast and some lite rain but generally warm. I think this the first report for this mile of shoreline. Going to make this an annual trip for CapeWalker	6
103	amyfra	5/23/13	PUB	I walked mile 103 as a guest observer this morning. It was calm, overcast with light rain. I collected 27 plastic bottles, a very high concentration of them in the high tide driftline. Other debris on beach included a tire, two wooden pallets and fishing net and rope. The south end of the mile had a great deal of drift wood up against the dune. One dead adult murre and decomosped torso section of seal or sea lion. Group of(live) six whimbrel, swallows and two gulls on beach. No human activity.
111	TRBishop	5/5/13	PUB	Not the best visit today. First, I decided to access the mile via the coast trail at Toyko Ln. The access has been further blocked with a new locked gate and private property sign, and I was not able to find a place to park, so was unable to access the trail. (I'll complete a report for mile 110 and attach photos, same date.) It was hot everywhere except the shoreline, which was foggy with a cold wind blowing from the south. On my return walk, facing into the wind, my eyes stung and burned and teared so badly I could hardly see. I've been walking this beach for over 30 years and never had such an experience. I'm guessing it was because of the rolling hills of gorse to the south near Wiskey Run, as it was in full bloom. (very pretty!)
110	TRBishop	5/5/13	PUB	I planned to access the mile from the Oregon Coast Trail access on Toyko Ln. A new locked gate and Private Property sign have been placed on the road, with no signage depicting the trail. Also, there is now no safe place to park to access the trail, so I sadly turned the car around and headed for my usual access, Seven Devils Wayside. There is only one place to park on Toyko Ln, which is at the trailhead going south from Toyko Ln, which is where the trail was relocted a few years ago to route it around the ocean front golf course. However, the only place to park is in front of a gate to an access road. I did not feel comfortable leaving my car there, as I would be blocking access to the road, so I didn't park there either. . . I did not walk the beach for mile 110, so will not fill out the rest of this report. I'll attach a couple of photos of the gate blocking Toyko Ln.	2
337	clatsop	3/25/13	PUB	clean beach impressive
293	stu&barb	5/20/13	PUB	Given the dreary forecast, we took advantage of a fine spring day to tour our mile in Rockaway Beach. Everyone we saw was enjoying a sunny yet breezy afternoon, with very little seaweed,shells, rocks, or even birds to be found. Lots of kites...three just resting,three practicing stunts,and seven were dancing in the wind. As hard as we looked, this beach was "standing tall" ...found only two bottles, one can, and three 15' kite tails. Not bad condidering there was a kite festival at the ocean's edge wayside over the weekend...but that is as it should be.
181	McKimens	7/1/12	PUB	Unusually flat sea. Found a piece of foam with broken copper pipe and plastic pipe...perhaps from a boat, but was clean, nothing clinging to it... Picked up a full grocery bag full of pieces of foam...only 2 bottles...