Mile 291 Dispatch

August 5, 2021
by JGarcia

Location:

Tillamook

Camp Magruder north, Watseco, Twin Rocks SW

Conditions:

Thursday 2:00 PM

Cloudy

65° F

Wind:

Calm/Light from the N

Tide Level:

1.3 ft

Humans / Pets:

People:

Dogs:

Activities:

Walking / Running:

Concerns:

Disturbances:

Vehicles:

Activity Comments:

Notable Wildlife:

Dead Birds:

Stranded:

Fish & Invertebrates:

Driftline:

Small rocks·Kelp or Algae·Shells·Animal casings (e.g. crab, shrimp molt)·Wood pieces

New Development:

Modifications:

Natural Changes:

Comments:

Summary:

I didn't walk the whole mile on this date. A friend texted, telling me that there was a dead mammal on the beach. I walked down and found the dead animal (porpoise or dolphin) and took several photographs. I reported this to the Marine Mammal stranding people at Oregon State. I did notice that the summer beach has built up quite a bit, and large driftwood logs have begun to submerge in the accumulated sand.

Dead marine mammal on the beach

1/4 mile north of Shorewood RV park
August 5, 2021

Dead marine mammal on the beach

1.4 mi north of Shorewood RV park
August 5, 2021
Dead marine mammal on the beach

1/4 mile north of Shorewood RV park
August 5, 2021
Tail of dead marine mammal

1/4 mi. north of Shorewood RV Park
August 5, 2021
Dorsal view of dead marine mammal

1/4 mile north of Shorewood RV park
August 5, 2021

Other Mile 291 Reports (18)

2023

January 24, 2023 - sndlwd

Widened to beach access could increase king tide current flow toward homes. Fresh water creek changes every season depending on sand deposits.

January 14, 2023 - BerrieC

Significant erosion at Pine Beach Loop and North Magruder during November/December King tides. 3 to 6 feet additional Dune erosion at McGruder. 20+/- additional trees down.

2022

November 15, 2022 - BerrieC

Gorgeous, sunny day with very calm surf. Nothing unusual or of note, other than the dead skate on the beach.

August 11, 2022 - BerrieC

3 groups of Snowy Plovers feeding a the water's edge, approx 120 birds between Twin Rocks and Watseco. Other items: Small bag of dog poop. Buoy Beer label. Large amounts of seaweed in which debris...

2021

September 13, 2021 - MossierJ

I was mistaken in identifying murlettes - they are immature common murres. The live murre was still alive the following morning (9/13 at 6:30am), but then a crow came and was pecking at it.

September 12, 2021 - MossierJ

1 live murrelet, 1 dead murrelet, 1 dead cormorant. Didn't know what to do about the live murrelet on the beach. Called North Coast Wildlife Center, but it was after hours. Left the bird on the...

July 26, 2021 - BerrieC

June 12, 2021 - BerrieC

May 28, 2021 - JGarcia

February 10, 2021 - JGarcia

In general, a nice day at the beach. There weren't many people out. Surprisingly little man-made debris along the wrack. The most obvious change since the new year is the beach erosion and erosion...

2020

September 28, 2020 - JGarcia

It was an absolutely beautiful sunny and clear day on mile 291. Quite a few people were out strolling and playing with their families. Very little man-made debris. 2 jets flew over and also a Coast...

June 12, 2020 - JGarcia

A cloudy day at the beach. Not many people in my mile. About a dozen in all. 4 dogs, all off-leash. I found just a few pieces of marine debris in the wrack, small plastic pieces. Lots of shell...

2017

July 9, 2017 - cemilligan

Driving down 101 from the intersection of highways 26 and 101, my husband, our dogs, and I were very excited to get to our mile. The sun was shining, the surf looked wonderful, and we were excited to...

April 30, 2017 - cemilligan

April 30th was a beautiful day to be on the coast. The temperature was a comfortable 55 degrees, light breeze from the north, partly cloudy. Warm enough to wear a t-shirt and jeans. My husband and...

January 28, 2017 - cemilligan

Today was a beautiful day at the beach, partly sunny, light breeze, warm air temperature. The tide was almost at its highest point. Several people were walking around the beach, enjoying the sand...

2016

November 27, 2016 - cemilligan

My family and I chose to spend Thanksgiving and the weekend after in Rockaway Beach. It was a blustery, wet vacation, but a great one all the same. Sunday we decided to make the trek down the beach...

October 23, 2016 - cemilligan

Today I was joined by my husband and dog for our scouting. It was a beautiful day on the coast so a lot of people were out enjoying the day. During the 4 hours we spent on the beach there were...

August 28, 2016 - cemilligan

Upon my arrival at the beach the weather was quite dreary with slight rain and wind from the south. There were approximately 20 people and 1 dog walking, running, collecting agates, building sand...