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MILE 160 on 8/14/08   -   JULIANNE LOCATION Lane  •  Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River CONDITIONS Thursday 11:00 AM  •  Fog  •  Wind: Moderate from the N HUMANS People: 10 ACTIVITIES Playing in surf: 6  •  Playing in sand: 3  •  Photography: 1 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE none DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS Stream modification NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY The stream has obviously moved around and changed course. A still wet channel to the extreme south of the estuary has been abandoned for a channel to the extreme north. The dune adjacent to the south side of the estuary had been flattened and the beach grass disturbed prior to Snowy Plover nesting season. The beach grass is re-growing. There was a family of five or six osprey fishing in the Siltcoos and vocalizing frequently to each other. There was also an adult and juvenile Bald Eagle at the estuary. Once again, no harbor seals at all. OBSERVER julianne EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 11/13/08 7:55 PM  •  EDITED 11/23/09 7:10 PM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME