Mile 325 Dispatch
May 21, 2020
by dicknfamily
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Squid eggs on the beachMile 325, north of Pacific Way trail, west of 3rd street in GearhartMay 21, 2020
Squid eggs close upMay 21, 2020
Squid eggs up closerMay 21, 2020
Other Mile 325 Reports (16)
2021
March 30, 2021 - jayredbt
Beautiful evening. Saw one bald eagle at the estuary. Side of estuary has eroded significantly this year and now you have to scramble up the sandy bluff to walk around the edge of the estuary. Sadly...
2020
March 2, 2020 - dicknfamily
Windy, rainy day in Gearhart. Spotted three bald eagles sitting together on the beach, an adult and two juveniles. See photos.
January 18, 2020 - sultanym
Today, I spent one hour walking mile 325 with the primary purpose of birdwatching. I observed 6 Western Snowy Plovers foraging along the low-tide line near a large group of Sanderlings. The official...
2019
November 26, 2019 - dicknfamily
Several mushrooms species in the dune forest area immediately east of the Mile 325. See photos.
November 17, 2019 - dicknfamily
Sea lion or large seal carcass on Gearhart beach between D Street trail and Pacific Way trail. See attached photo.
2017
July 19, 2017 - dicknfamily
Another beautiful day in Gearhart at mile 325, amazing to see the gray whales migrating through and spending the better part of the day just offshore. In the last few weeks I've enjoyed sighting...
July 15, 2017 - dicknfamily
For the past two weeks (approx July 1-15) I've been walking twice a day between the D. Street trail south along the beach at Mile 325, around the bend to Little Beach over the Necanicum river estuary...
2009
September 23, 2009 - williamjune
Beach clean and uncrowded on this mid week walk. Most distinguishing items are many dead herring like fish washed up at the high tide line and the northward meander of the Necanicum river which has...
April 11, 2009 - BeachCats
Major beach erosion continues, as well as shifting land shapes. Very interesting! Not surprised since there are no barriers such as driftwood or boulders to stop the natural wave erosion. Last time...
2008
November 29, 2008 - BeachCats
Lots of wave action erosion since 2007! See diagram of peninsula. Red signifies are that is missing now since 2007. Very interesting how much chnage has happened. Lots of rolling sand hills with...
August 3, 2008 - BeachCats
Very little man made trash! Very surprised at the extent of the beach that has been taken over by the sea. The birds were noticably absent from the northern and middle sections of the mile, but...
February 16, 2008 - BeachCats
Overall we saw very few birds this time, but we usually see a lot of birds. There was a lot of erosion all along the beach.
2007
August 11, 2007 - BeachCats
The most interesting thing was the large group of seagulls. It was a beautiful quiet day, with no major concerns.
June 2, 2007 - BeachCats
We saw very little driftwood, but many old campfires in the sand. At the South end of our mile we saw a large fort that someone made that had a mattress inside of it that is very dangerous. Only...
