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MILE 324 on 3/30/09   -   NHOLMES LOCATION Clatsop  •  Seaside north CONDITIONS Monday 11:00 AM  •  Cloudy  •  48° F  •  Wind: Strong from the NW  •  Tide: -0.3 ft HUMANS People: 18  •  Dogs: 3 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 9  •  Playing in surf: 5  •  Playing in sand: 4  •  Photography: 1 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS Amazing to see any one playing in the surf on such a cold windy day. Blown sand covered mounds of last years grasses, shells, small logs. Someone had "planted" a large tree limb, resembled a palm tree, with some imagination. NOTABLE WILDLIFE live and dead sand dollars, very active in the soft muds of the estuary. a few gulls, two small flocks of sandpipers DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY Blown sand is the big physical change, but nothing major. A fairly quiet, windy, Monday morning. OBSERVER NHolmes EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 6/4/09 7:24 AM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US