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MILE 236 on 8/8/12   -   STREETS LOCATION Lincoln  •  Gleneden Beach, State Wayside CONDITIONS Wednesday 7:00 AM  •  Cloudy  •  60° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the S  •  Tide: 5 ft HUMANS People: 8  •  Dogs: 0 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 5  •  Rockhunting: 2  •  Fishing: 1 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 3 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE Multiple mounds of balled up kelp as though someone had shot great spitwads from the sky. From a distance they looked like large mole hills. Numerous full crab shells and leg parts, which I don't often see on this beach. DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: Not sure of species. White underbelly, black head, black feet with what looked at first like separated toes, but I think there was webbing. Small, maybe 12" in all. Curved downward beak, possibly a small murre? STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS 2 jelly fish, orange DRIFTLINE Kelp/Algae NEW DEVELOPMENT new concrete approach to steps at World Mark where winter storms had pulled sand from underneath the staircase base MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS photographs SUMMARY Weather has been so calm and warm lots of people are using the beach; evidence of more than 20 campfire sites, all but one completely out (the other had one smoldering piece of wood which I pulled away and doused with wet sand). People are doing a good job of cleanup. I found two plastic bottles and two empty Pepsi cans plus a few kids' toys, and they were all at one site. Most obvious was all the balled up kelp and seaweed at driftline. Great gobs of it! OBSERVER Streets EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 8/13/12 4:24 PM PHOTOS 1 dead bird; small murre? Description: lying on back; white underbelly and under wings; mottled white and black throat; black head with large downturned black beak; black toes with webbing (did not look closely, alas; photo shows possible webbing) Location: Mile 236 between Gleneden Beach State Park and Schoolhouse Creek Date: 08/08/2012 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US