Report Details

Labor Day was sunny until after 3 when the fog rolled in. There were 15 people walking on the beach, 2 with dogs, and an additional 5 people on horseback. The beach was very clean with little human debris, no wrack and not much wood still showing from the build up of sand. There was nothing unusual except for some ATV tracks running along above the surfline (see photo) and many deep horse tracks. A few gulls and a couple mixed flocks of shorebirds were the only wildlife. 8 dead birds were identified, 2 Murres, 2 Fulmars, 2 immature Gulls, and 2 Brandt's Cormorants. All except one of the Murres were dry and stiff.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 15. Other Activities: 5 horseback riding.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 15.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 8. 2 Northern Fulmars2 Common Murres2 Brandt's Cormorants2 Immature Gulls

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Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP

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Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP

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This was a sunny, cold, blustery day with 8 people and 2 dogs walking or biking(1) on the extensive beach.

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Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP

September 6, 2022

This was a sunny calm day with few people on the beach.

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Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP

June 15, 2022

This was a nice day with clouds and little wind.

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Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP

March 8, 2022

This was a nice cloudy day with only 4 cars in the parking lot and four people on the beach, one with a dog.

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