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MILE 215 on 8/25/12   -   R BAYER LOCATION Lincoln  •  Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River CONDITIONS Saturday 11:09 AM  •  Fog  •  48° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the SE  •  Tide: 3.9 ft HUMANS People: 17  •  Dogs: 2 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 15  •  Sitting: 2 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS People were out and about in spite of the fog. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Many more and greater variety of shorebirds than usual. On the beach sand: 2 Ruddy Turnstones (which were turning bits of algae on the sand beach instead of stones), 4 Semipalmated Plovers, 8 Sanderlings, and 19 Western Sandpipers. Along the bay side of the North Jetty: 1 Wandering Tattler. In the Channel between the jetties were 5 phalarope sp. DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: 1 Common Murre. STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Wood pieces NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY There were more and a greater variety of shorebirds than usual. I was surprised to see the 2 Ruddy Turnstones, but had good long looks of them at close distance. Shorebird migration seems to be underway. OBSERVER R Bayer EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 8/27/12 1:39 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US