Mile 217 - Newport, Nye Beach north, Agate Beach south - November 3, 2010

Report Details

Today was a fine, foggy day, with little wind and mild temperatures for November: very pleasant for walking, although few others took advantage of it. The beach was wide and flat, except at the northern end of my mile at Agate Beach Wayside, where what had been low dunes had eroded at the sides when water rushed past, leaving narrow pointed strips jutting out from the sand at the front and merging with the sand again at the side away from the surf. The tide was very low, and evidences of past occurrences remained: seafoam, footprints, dog prints, bird prints and droppings. Water stood on the beach in places near the south end of the mile.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 8. Other Activities: 1 biking.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

There was one live but failing juvenile common murre. There were more gulls on my mile than usual: 25.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

I saw a couple of moon jellies.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. The wrack line was very sparse.

Natural Changes

Jumpoff Joe continues to crumble.

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