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MILE 274 on 11/1/09   -   TOMANDERICA LOCATION Tillamook  •  Cape Lookout SP CONDITIONS Sunday 3:30 PM  •  Sunny  •  54° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the N  •  Tide: 0 ft HUMANS People: 15  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 15 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 6 ACTIV.COMMENTS Everyone strolling along the beach. As we were leaving about 6 cars drove up to the campground area. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Saw only a few gulls on the beach. DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: Remains were pretty decayed. I could see it had had a white breast. Did not notice band. Did not see signs of oil. Wasn't entangled in anything. STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Plastic pellets  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Bluffs shedding rock. One small collapse. COMMENTS High tide reaching bluffs along south end of beach. Could see where rocks had come down onto sand. Lots of small debris from bluffs on top of sand. Erosion continues! Good buildup of sand all along the beach. SUMMARY A beautiful day with a few people and dogs enjoying the sunshine. The tide was low and there was a great expanse of sand. The beach was pretty clean - not much to see except up by the bordering cliffs/bluffs. There we saw kelp and chunks of mussels. Small rocks that had fallen recently.There were clumps of foam on the beach, but it was very white and light. No sign of the bird problems happening elsewhere. In the campground we could see where they're working to put in a new septic system. There is a new road off the entrance road to Cape Lookout SP that goes up to what we think is the new drainage field. OBSERVER tomanderica EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 11/1/09 5:27 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US