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MILE 171 on 3/13/12   -   OLDMGGUY LOCATION Lane  •  Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty CONDITIONS Tuesday 3:00 PM  •  Sunny  •  45° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the SW HUMANS People: 3  •  Dogs: 2 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 2 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE About a dozen Surf Scoters feeding in the Siuslaw River just inside the bar. DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 1  •  One deceased juvenile beaver washed up on the beach, most likely washed down the river. About 24" nose to tail. FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Wood pieces 2 large concrete dock floats beached near the Coast Guard tower in the river estuary bay NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS Action taken on the problem(s) mentioned Contacted the Port of Siuslaw office to see if they're missing any dock floats. They're going out to take a look. SUMMARY Another wave of river-sourced flood debris (trees, branches, brush, grass, etc) recently washed ashore north of the North Siuslaw River Jetty. Very little bird activity other than the usual crows and gulls. About a dozen Surf Scoters were feeding on the river just inside the bar. A juvenile deceased beaver had just washed ashore about mid-point on Mile 171. About 24" from nose to tail. Most likely got washed down the river. Two fairly new concrete dock floats (8'x4'x3') were deposited in the river estuary bay just east of the scuba diver platform on the North Jetty Road. The Port of Siuslaw office was contacted, and they were going to see if they recognized the floats. And no, they weren't humming, and aliens weren't trying to toss them into mysterious white pickup trucks, while the black helicopters circled overhead ... OBSERVER oldMGguy EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/13/12 5:57 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US