Mile 214 Report
June 1, 2022
No sanderlings in the surfline along the mile; which seemed very odd to me because there really wasn't a lot of people on the beach other than a normal light day.
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No sanderlings in the surfline along the mile; which seemed very odd to me because there really wasn't a lot of people on the beach other than a normal light day...although there were five people surfing, but seemed strange. 7 gulls, 1 Hawk 8 Grebes.Logs and wood continue to be burried by the sand deposition; making it easier to navigate the beach and look for beached birds (none found). Calm wind, partly cloudy day 57 degrees. Had a friend from my High School days helping me with the survey.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 6. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 6. Surfing: 5. Fishing: 2. Counted vehicles at South Jetty parking area
Vehicles
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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