Mile 144 Report
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
July 11, 2025
Less driftwood than on previous visits.
Report Details
Less driftwood than on previous visits. Small amount of trash picked up post July 4th. Day started off cool and foggy and ended with a bit of sun and a breeze.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Sitting: 14. Other Activities: 2 people on eBikes. cars/atvs not allowed here
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Notable Wildlife
1 turkey vulture 24 pelicans flying over waterline 8 gulls standing on wet sand flock of sandpipers
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. I tagged 1 bird for COASST with tag #1, most likely a raven
Stranded Marine Mammals
none
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
none
Driftline Content
Shells.
New Development
none
Man-made Modifications
none
Natural Changes
none
Less driftwood than last visit
I tagged a beached bird for COASST
sandpipers
wracklines of shells
bird feathers in additional wrackline
Report Images
Anna Yori
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Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
The Fall season is becoming more evident along the beach.
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
Combined a CoastWatch report with a Beached Bird survey for COASST.
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
Less driftwood than on previous visits.
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
Many live birds spotted today.
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
Beautiful day to survey the beach with 3 friends.
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
2nd day of trash collecting and survey of erosion and wrack line.
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
I was accompanied by 2 friends over the course of 2 visits back-to-back (as we could not finish in one trip).
Anna Yori
Mile 144
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
A couple fresh dead common murres being fed on by turkey vultures.
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