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June 17 We walked Bastendorff beach around 7pm and saw hundreds of brown pelicans sitting on the spit at the southern end of the beach. There were many more in the air, most diving for fish. June 10 during a walk along Bastendorff beach around 7pm we found a dead pelagic cormorant in breeding plumage - i.e. white patches on its hind flanks and red patches at the base of the bill.

Conditions

Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Just a supplemental report to provide sightings on Bastendorff Beach.

Notable Wildlife

Pelicans (6/17)Dead Pelagic Cormorant (6/10)

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Pelagic Cormorant

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

August 22, 2013

There were three new observations on this walk.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

February 24, 2013

Beach configuration evolving with a now scallop curved shoreline.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

November 10, 2012

MANY PEOPLE (36)AND DOGS (18) CAME AND WENT DURING OUR WALK.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

August 11, 2012

The beach was almost completely free of litter.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

May 5, 2012

The beach was swept clean, with a few scattered algae piles, and a few large logs.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

December 1, 2011

Human activity was minimal on this cold windy day.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

August 16, 2011

On this beautiful, warm, calm day, the beach was amazingly free of debris.

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Bastendorff Beach east half, South Jetty Coos Bay

May 18, 2011

On this lovely morning at the water's edge were: rock weed, bull kelp, piles of eel grass, about 6 feather boas, crab and clam shells.

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