Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - July 12, 2013

Report Details

Early summer walk on a cloudy, then clearing day. The beach was very quiet and my daughter and I walked along during the early afternoon flood tide. Saw the bones of a long dead sea lion and the remains of a dead gull. Pictures are included of both.There were relatively small amounts of litter this time: mostly small pieces of plastic, some rope and wood. No styrofoam noticed as there was a heavy amount of sand which covered up most litter and kelp.Little living wildlife --- 6 or 7 gulls (guessing mostly Western/Glucous-winged hybrid) along the ocean front. Did see many Dougle-crested Cormorants, Gulls (Western, hybrids, Ring-billed), Great Blue Herons plus Western Sandpipers and Semi-palmated Plovers walking along Tillamook Bay.

Conditions

Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

As usual, there were no noticeable signs of disturbance by human activity.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Notable Wildlife

Nothing unusual this trip.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Found sand-covered carcass of one dead gull, probably a Western-Glaucous-winged hybrid. Pictures are included.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Small rocks.

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YaakovM

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Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

March 14, 2024

It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.

Karen Schank