Report Details

The beach at 5:30 a.m. was quiet, calm and mostly without life forms of any sort. Some gulls gathered close to Table Rock, approachable because of the minus 1.7 tide. Other beachgoers were the ever-present crows, a surf fisherman and a walker on the southern stretch. Sand hoppers did their thing in the dry parts. Drifts of white Velella velella marked the high-tide line and new blue ones were still coming in at a much-reduced rate. Thank goodness the stink is abating. Shell fragments, Dungeness crab molts, small rocks, some kelp piles and strands also notable. Litter was minimal. Four vehicles in the southern lot, 2 on the northern side of the river.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.7 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 1. Fishing: 1.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Gulls, crows

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Unknown and embedded in scads of dead Velella velella

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Velella velella

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

August 4, 2023

Common murres continue to wash up in the high line along Jetty Beach.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

July 24, 2023

It has not been a happy time for common murres on Elephant Rock of late.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

June 21, 2023

Another dead fur seal washed up a few weeks after one did on the southern half of Mile 102, this time further north of Coquille Point.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

June 1, 2023

A fur seal pup washed up in the high-tide line a few yards north of the 8th St.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

September 28, 2022

Observations taken over 2 days because of river.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

June 19, 2022

A calm, overcast morning of 55 drew 8 folks and 4 dogs to the beach at 7 a.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

March 19, 2022

A chilly NW wind didn't deter 9 folks -- 5 rock hunting, the others walking -- from hitting the South Jetty beach on an overcast morning with a low tide of 0.

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Mile 102

Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse

September 25, 2021

The northern half of this mile was engulfed by thick fog, but still attracted two other beach goers searching for agates.

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