Mile 214 Report
September 26, 2020
Mile 214 was overcast and shrouded in fog this afternoon, but that didn't slow any visitors.
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Mile 214 was overcast and shrouded in fog this afternoon, but that didn't slow any visitors. People enjoyed walking their dogs, flying kites, and even horseback riding on the unseasonably warm/humid fall day. It's obvious that familes of whales are just offhshore as whale burps of all sizes dotted the wrack line. Other treasures in the wrack line included stranded moon jellies and a dead bird.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.8 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 56. Number of dogs: 14. Walking or running: 37. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 7. Sitting: 8. Other Activities: Riding a horse- 1. vehicles counted at South Beach State Park day use parking lot
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, 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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