Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
March 9, 2022
Everything looked normal - typical winter day on the beach except for the 3 eagles (see photo).
Report Details
Everything looked normal - typical winter day on the beach except for the 3 eagles (see photo).
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: -1.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
3 eagles - 2 adults and a juvenile.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Styrofoam.
New Development
Bluff development. Bluff development due to winter erosion.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Typical winter erosion.
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Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Very little marine debris noted. In photos, note blocks of slumping dunes.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Nothing unusual except for increased amount of marine debris. Would be good to see the photos I downloaded.
John Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Dead sea lion, an eagle, and noticeable retreat of dunes due to wave erosion.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Dunes have taken on summer profile and many dead crabs.
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