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The beach appeared clean and almost swept free of anything to report. It was difficult to even find the driftline. About the only negative I observed today is that the horseback riders are still not cleaning up after their horses. As they're riding along the surfline, this could be a source of water contamination (see attached photo). I've mentioned this in my water quality survey as well.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 100. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 72. Sitting: 20. Surfing: 3. Other Activities: 5 on horseback. Many, many people out for a Sunday stroll on the beach. All dogs were observed off-leash, but none chasing wildlife.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 16.

Notable Wildlife

More groups of pelicans than I could count. They came in groups of 2-7 every few minutes. Always heading north. Half of them were flying along the shoreline and the other half were divebombing into the water about 100 yards out. A few seagulls here and there, but it was really a day for pelicans.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

A few jellyfish. Many crab legs, but few crab-shell bodies.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass.

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

none

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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