Report Details

Beautiful day, T-shirt, crop pants, and sandals. Central Oregon coast fall weather at its best! Gentle breeze from the southwest, surf relatively calm and smooth, with incoming tide. Unusual concentrations of small mussel shells, approximately 1 to 2 inches in length. Small amounts of shell pieces, wood, crab parts, and small rocks in driftline.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 4.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Several small groups of gulls sitting on beach.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Several areas of unusual concentration of relatively small (mostly 1- to 2-inch size) mussel shells without attached barnacles.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Gentle sculpting of sand in front of foredune from north winds.

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April 30, 2015

Partial tour of Southern part of 168.

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February 15, 2015

A lot less trash in the south section.

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