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Very little human activity on this day. Huge amounts of driftwood. Creek runoff moved by storms.A very quiet day. It felt like nobody else was here. Eventually I saw in the distance what appeared to be a parent and a child. A very peaceful mood. At the end of the walk I came upon 2 golfers hitting balls on the beach -- a rude reminder that not everyone thinks the beach is a place of beauty and solitude.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N.

Human Activities

Number of people: 4. Walking or running: 2. Other Activities: 2 golfing (Really). Very little human activity on this day. Huge amounts of driftwood. Creek runoff moved by storms.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 30. Crows or Ravens: 2, Gulls: 30

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal. Dunes were recently torn up in winter storms

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A very quiet day. It felt like nobody else was here. Eventually I saw in the distance what appeared to be a parent and a child. A very peaceful mood. At the end of the walk I came upon 2 golfers hitting balls on the beach -- a rude reminder that not everyone thinks the beach is a place of beauty and solitude.

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Mile 300

February 23, 2024

A beautiful, sunny day in Manzanita!

Michelle Schwegmann

Mile 300

January 30, 2024

Most notable is the change in the bluffs.

Michelle Schwegmann

Mile 300

January 6, 2024

More than 30 mid-sized, dead birds of what looked like the same species and one sea gull and one crow. Not too much sea plastic - I picked up some of it. Large burnt stumps and logs were rolling around in the high tide. Farther south, the ocean has removed the dune and some of the paths end in a sand cliff now.

Lisa Lucas

Mile 300

January 4, 2024

We had big storms the past few days! On just mile 300 there were at least 11 deceased Cassin's auklet. All the locals were talking about it.

Michelle Schwegmann

Deceased Peregrine Falcon on mile 300 Oregon, full body.

Mile 300

November 27, 2023

It was a beautiful morning on the last day of the "bonus" king tides in November. The biggest shock was finding a deceased Peregrine Falcon!

Schwegmann

Mile 300

November 22, 2023

There was a juvenile sea lion corpse entangled in bull kelp.

Schwegmann

Mile 300

October 26, 2023

Mile 300 is a very busy stretch of Manzanita beach.

Schwegmann

Mile 300

September 2, 2021

Almost half of the people seen were kite surfers.

cpendergrass