Mile 214 Report
December 5, 2022
Beautiful day at Newport.
Report Details
Beautiful day at Newport. 47 degrees, sunny and no wind.Hardly any logs visible on the entire mile: either burried or washed away. Surf, bare and wrack zones very smooth. Foredunes slope very gradually. 2 gulls flying and 29 snowy plovers resting in upper bare zone south end of mile.3 instance of litter very clean this beach has always been!Found 1 beached tuna, 1 large immature juvenile gull and two sooty shearwaters (Reported the birds to COASST)29 people on the beach, mostly walking and a few surfing, 5 dogs.
Conditions
Temperature: 47 F. Tide Level: 7.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 29. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 24. Photography: 1. Surfing: 4. Cars parked at the South Jetty parking lot
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
2 gulls flying, 29 snowy plovers sitting on upper bare of beach
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 2 sooty shearwater 1 large immature juvenile gull
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
A tuna washed up on the wrack
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
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The Oregon Coast Aquarium is recharging the NOAA MDMAP site within CoastWatch Mile 214.
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Unleashed dog chasing feeding shorebirds, and insufficient campaign to educate beach-goers to prevent this.
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