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Began our walk as usual at the end of the Salishan Nature Trail. Picked up a couple of bags of trash. Noted a fish skeleton (species unknown), two dead Western grebes; and, behold, a dead Holstein cow in the surf line! Reported the dead cow to the Oregon State Police. We got trapped against a sand bank by sneaker wave and got drenched, so we ended our walk early. On the way back to Salishan parking lot, we saw a pair of Bald eagles hunting over Siletz Bay not too far from the south end of the lagoon.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 8.

Concerns

Litter

Notable Wildlife

Dead Holstein cow in surf.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Two Western grebes

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Skeleton of fish, species unknown.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. Plastic bottles

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Mile 239

November 12, 2023

Not a bad fall day for a walk with our out-of-town visitors, but walking the beach was impossible due to the high tide and big waves, which were reaching the beach grass area and bouncing large pieces of driftwood around.

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Mile 239

July 12, 2023

As nice a summer day as we get here on the coast.

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Mile 239

April 30, 2023

After a winter and spring of horrible weather, we finally got out to survey our mile on a mild day.

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Mile 239

November 20, 2022

Sunny, calm day.

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Mile 239

August 6, 2022

Found a dead sea lion on the beach at beach access #50.

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Mile 239

July 31, 2022

A warm calm summer's day.

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decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 239

March 28, 2022

Lots of gulls and several seals playing in the surf.

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Mile 239

March 10, 2022

A calm, cool day with just a few high clouds.

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