Mile 314 Report

June 7, 2021
by FOHRAP1

Location:
Clatsop
Cannon Beach, Ecola Creek, Chapman Beach south
Conditions:
Monday 1:30 PM
Cloudy
Wind:
Moderate from the SE
Tide Level:
7.0 ft
Humans / Pets:
People:
230
Dogs:
25
Activities:
Walking / Running:
158
Playing in surf:
5
Sitting:
67
Concerns:
Apparent Violations:
none
Disturbances:
Vehicles:
Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed:
0
ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed:
0
Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited:
0
ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited:
0
Activity Comments:
Notable Wildlife:
none
Dead Birds:
Total:
0
Signs of oil:
0
Entanglement:
0
Stranded:
Total:
0
Fish & Invertebrates:
none
Driftline:
Kelp or Algae
New Development:
none
Modifications:
none
Natural Changes:
Visible retreat of solid bluff
See photos, erosion very visible in two adjacent backyards.
Comments:
Summary:

A beautiful day on the beach, with lots of visitors for a Monday.  The beach was clean, very little litter.  The tide line had brown foam (diatoms, algae).  Only other remarkable observation was the erosion noted in 2 adjacent backyards. See photos.

  • Dune Erosion
    Dune Erosion noted in one yard
    June 7, 2021
  • Significant dune erosion
    Significant dune erosion behind one home
    June 7, 2021
  • Chairs outside Ecola Inn on the beach
    Chairs outside Ecola Inn on the beach
    Ecola Inn, Cannon Beach
    June 7, 2021
  • Looking north on Cannon Beach
    Looking North on Cannon Beach to Ecola Creek
    June 7, 2021
Other Mile 314 Reports (21)

2022

December 2, 2022 - tabeag
Chilly winter day with few visitors on the beach. Common mergansers, buffleheads, and mallards swimming in the river. A female bufflehead swimming in the ocean in the sand bridge between Chapman...
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  • Snowy Hills in Cannon Beach
  • Doggy Bag Chapman Beach
  • Wintry Day on Chapman Beach
  • Chilly Winter Day at Chapman Beach

2021

January 21, 2021 - FOHRAP1
A quiet day on the beach, a few folks and lots of dogs.  The most noteworthy thing on the walk was the erosion of sand and dunes resulting from the storm last week.  I have walked the beach many...
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2020

December 2, 2020 - FOHRAP1
Beautiful day at the beach, with a surprising number of people and dogs for a Wednesday.  Chapman Point was unusually quiet.
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  • Haystack Rock
October 5, 2020 - FOHRAP1
A beautiful day on the beach, Chapman point and Ecola Creek continue to be popular spots for visitors and walkers. Lots of activity in these areas. 
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  • Mouth of Ecola Creek
  • Chapman Point
  • Tide Line, Cannon Beach
August 22, 2020 - FOHRAP1
A beautiful walk on the beach during a negative tide revealed lots of visitors on the beach. Haystack Rock tidepooling was quite popular given the -.8 tide. The surprise was how busy Chapman Point...
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  • Haystack Rock
  • Juvenile Gulls
  • Ecola Creek meets the Ocean
  • Phytoplankton along the beach
  • Chapman Point at Low Tide
July 4, 2020 - FOHRAP1
Wow, today was a reminder that people love the beach. It was surprising so many people were in town, given the covid-19 increases. The humans overwhelmed the space, I don't have much comment for this...
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May 7, 2020 - FOHRAP1
A beautiful day on the beach, with little human activity on the beach, around Haystack Rock and Ecola Creek.  Limited beach activity is due to Covid-19 social distancing and the fact that Cannon...
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  • Quiet Beach
  • Tide Line, Cannon Beach
  • Chapman Point
  • A quiet day on the beach
  • Seagulls hanging out in Ecola Creek
  • Mouth of Ecola Creek
April 16, 2020 - FOHRAP1
A beautiful day on the coast; sunny, partly cloudy.  Survery was done near low tide.  There were a number of sand bars and tide pools that had formed. Ecola creek output, where it connects to the...
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  • Looking south on Champman Point, sandbars/tidepools
March 25, 2020 - FOHRAP1
 A beautiful day on the beach. The beach, tide line were relatively clean. The day was most noteworthy for the lack of human activity, corona virus precaution related. 
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March 4, 2020 - FOHRAP1
I began at the far north (Chapman Beach).  Almost entirely deserted (photo attached).  Like a sand-packed moonscape.  Understandable why some people like to come here to get away from it all, at...
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2017

December 9, 2017 - cheeseguy
Beautiful Dec. morning on the beach. Very low counts for both humans and vehicles. Beach was generally free from human trash. No dead birds noted. There had been a lot of pyrosomes about two weeks...
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  • Dune protection.
  • Drift fence 1.
  • Drift fence 2.
  • Storm Drain off Jackson St.
  • Storm Drain.
September 18, 2017 - cheeseguy
A sunny fall day at the beach. Lots of people walking for the most part. Only new observation was the application of ground cloth to the base of the dune at Breaker PT. condos and Ecola Creek. Some...
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  • Ground cloth applied to dune base
  • Kite flying day at the beach
  • Pelican beach, ecola creek
June 24, 2017 - cheeseguy
It was a gorgeous day on the beach. Probably a record day for people because of the warm temperatures. 
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  • Drainpipe outfall from Jackson st.
  • Drainpipe outfall from Monroe St.
  • Drainpipe outfall from Madison St.
  • Drainpipe outfall from Jefferson St.
  • Drainpipe outfall from Adams St.
  • Drainpipe outfall from Washington St.
  • Dune Stabilization project at Breaker's Pt Condo/Ecola Creek.
  • Mid mile 314 looking S towards Haystack rock.
  • Mid mile 314 looking N towards Breaker's Pt.
March 20, 2017 - cheeseguy
It was a cloudy day(a few rain drops) with moderate NE Wind. People count was up likely because of some visitors being on Spring Break. Otherwise would not have had so many on a Monday in March....
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2016

December 13, 2016 - cheeseguy
The day was a bright sunny day. Beach was narrow due to King tide. I walked in the hour prior to high of 10.6. Lots of kelp strands and huge bundles. Fair amount of rope both alone and in kelp...
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  • Beachgrass planting
  • Cassin's Aucklet
  • Tree with roots
  • Jefferson St outflow/storm drain
  • Kelp bundle
  • kelp bundle w/ rope
  • Madison St. outflow/storm drain
  • Monroe St outflow/storm drain
  • Northern Fulmar #1
  • partial wooden pallet
  • coil of rope
  • Taft St outflow
  • Western Gull
  • New Construction
  • Jackson St outflow/storm drain
September 16, 2016 - cheeseguy
The dead birds were all found in approximately the southern 3/8 of the mile. This is consistent with the fact that more dead birds are found closer to Haystack Rock in other surveys. No change seen...
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April 18, 2016 - Volunteer Trainer
Submission from Diane and Rex Amos. Diane and Rex Amos photographed these at 6:50 a.m. just north of Margo Visher’s near the dunes. There were about 8 of them. Learned from Joe Liebezeit, Avian...
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  • Semipalmated plover on the shoreline north of Ecola Creek
  • Semipalmated plovers
  • Semipalmated plover, Clatsop County, Cannon Beach, Ecola Creek, Chapman Beach south

2014

September 27, 2014 - skylaar
A very nice, sunny fall day and a lot of people enjoying the day. Many people walking or sitting in the sand. Happily did not see a lot of trash (was also SOLV beach clean-up day).
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  • Jellyfish, about 8" diameter
May 12, 2014 - skylaar
Considerable amount of manmade debris in the driftline along with dozens of molted crabs.
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January 31, 2014 - skylaar
Visited mile just as the king tide was receding. The tide came up pretty high but did not reach the small sea wall or the bluffs. The visible tide line was littered with seagrass and a lot of razor...
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  • Tide was too high to visit northern edge of mile at Chapman Beach.
  • Sand removal from high tide

2013

October 26, 2013 - skylaar
There were easily 100 people on the beach today. Lots of people just enjoying the nice weather, and there were a few people still on the beach from the SOLV beach cleanup that morning. The tide was...
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  • Concentration of gulls
  • There were five dead jellyfish near or in the tideline.