Report Details

There is no trace of nesting bird protection.  The signage and fencing are gone.  The big story on this survey is how many people are using Bayocean Spit.  Yes, the weather was great after a period of rain and storms,  but we have noticed that since the Covid outbreak, considerably more visitors are coming to the Oregon beaches.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 11. Beautiful day on Christmas Eve brought plenty of people to the beach. We usually see very few people on Mile 289 because of the long walk. This was a record breaking amount of people sighted. The vehicle on the beach was a State Parks pickup doing a regular beach sweep. The parking area at the end of Bayocean Road in Cape Meares was over flowing and people had to park in the neighborhood.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.

Notable Wildlife

bald eagle though not at all rare now.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. cassin's auklet

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. The wrack was mostly woody material with the usual stuff mixed in. There was minor flooding into Tillamook Bay a few days earlier so woody debris dominates.

New Development

none

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

The storms and king tides produced no erosion. The history of this mile is sand accretion.

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All Mile 289 Reports

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Mile 289

September 20, 2021

This mile is not surveyed 4 times a year since it became a designated bird nesting area.

ollikainen

Mile 289

December 24, 2020

There is no trace of nesting bird protection.

ollikainen

Mile 289

September 21, 2020

September 15 ended the nesting bird restrictions on mile 289.

ollikainen

Mile 289

August 1, 2020

I saw so many different types of birds along the jetty, I'm no bird expert but I thought I saw pelicans, herons, cormorants, and sea gulls.

EJD

Mile 289

March 20, 2020

Mile 289 is again restricted due to bird nesting.

ollikainen

Mile 289

December 5, 2019

This survey was all about the jelly fish that covered the most recent wrack areas.

ollikainen

Mile 289

June 16, 2019

This is a partial survey.

ollikainen

Mile 289

March 21, 2019

The signage is up again keeping all dogs off Mile 289.

ollikainen