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MILE 288 on 8/17/12   -   YAAKOVM LOCATION Tillamook  •  Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point CONDITIONS Friday 6:25 PM  •  Fog  •  56° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 2 ft HUMANS People: 2 ACTIVITIES Horseback riding CONCERNS Apparent violations: Some camping although Tillamook County prohibits camping on Bayocean Spit DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 13 ACTIV.COMMENTS Signs are posted in the Bayocean Spit parking lot prohibiting camping but people continue to camp. I have previously contacted Tillamook County about this but apparently enforcement is not strong. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Along dune area above the beach, 1 Black-bellied Plover. In the surf, 3 Semipalmated Plovers. DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: Apparent adult Olympic Gull (Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid) STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Kelp/Algae NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY Mid-summer visit made on a cool, cloudy day at the coast while it was near 100 in Portland. As usual, beach was clean with few people. I collected a medium-sized SOLV bag full of debris including lots of small pieces of styrofoam, plastic bottles and caps, two disposable lighters, and, oddly, one fluorescent light tube. Carrying the debris all the way back to the parking lot gets very tiring. Will call Tillamook County to find out if a garbage container can be placed closer. There was a lot more kelp on the beach than I typically notice. See picture 1. There were no other notable physical or human-made changes other than the marking off of an area near the north end of the mile where a new trail looks like it will be placed. See picture 2. Had the pleasure of seeing a Black-bellied Plover walking in the dune area as I haven't seen one there for many years. Found one dead Olympic gull on the beach, three live Semi-palmated Plovers and little else. Overall a quiet walk. OBSERVER YaakovM EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 8/19/12 6:38 PM PHOTOS 1 Kelp in the Sand Description: Looking north one sees a broken string of piles of kelp. A bit unusual. Location: Near high-tide, approx. 1200 yards south of south jetty of Tillamook Bay Date: 08/17/2012 2 New Trail in the Works Description: This area near the northern end of mile 288 appears to be marked off for a new trail crossing from Tillamook Bay over to the beach. I followed the orange markers for a way and they stretched out toward the Bay. Location: Dune area behind the beach, about 1800 yards south of the south jetty to Tillamook Bay Date: 08/17/2012 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US