Mile 214 Report
November 22, 2019
A beautiful morning on South Beach, with few people, and hundreds of jelly fish washed up with the evening tide from the night before.
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A beautiful morning on South Beach, with few people, and hundreds of jelly fish washed up with the evening tide from the night before. Counted 31 Snowy Plover hanging out on Mile 214
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 7.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 3. Playing in sand: 3. Surfing: 1. Even tho it was only 49 degrees, the sun was warm, and I expected more people on this beautiful Saturday morning without wind.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Counted 31 Snowy Plover from south end of State Park to the overlook north.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. hundreds of jelly fish and piles of sea grass. I think some were Moon Jellies, but not sure. They must have washed up on the 9.1 tide the evening before.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. sea grass
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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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