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The yearly cycle of Mile 289 continues.  During the summer sand is deposited and dunes form.  During the winter the ocean erodes the nearest of the new dunes.  But over the years,  the beach is getting wider, especially near the jetty.  Last week we had some wild weather.  There was even a waterspout off of Oceanside.  There was a day of large swells.  That brought the wrack line up to the newly formed summer dunes.  Most of the wrack was dried out eel grass and wood.  It is early in the year for this,  but the ocean has since calmed down.  September and early October are usually pleasant and calm.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2. The parking lot in the middle of Bayocean Spit has been more crowded throughout the summer indicating increased human usage of the spit. But mile 289 at the jetty has considerably fewer visitors due to its distance from the parking area.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 14.

Notable Wildlife

Only some shorebirds and gulls.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 6. 4 murres, 1 cormorant, and 1 immature gull

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). The beach was very clean. The SOLV cleanup on the previous day may be part of the reason. There was some rope from crab boats. Also a log ship or log barge lost part of its load. There were 2 export logs on the beach.

Natural Changes

Summer is the season of sand deposition and dune creation. This has been the pattern for decades.

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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