Mile 144 Report
West of central Umpqua Lighthouse SP
September 10, 2025
Combined a CoastWatch report with a Beached Bird survey for COASST.
Report Details
Combined a CoastWatch report with a Beached Bird survey for COASST. Also collected trash post Labor Day. Noted increase in spread of American Searocket (?). Snowy Plover fencing has been removed at this location as their breeding season is over. New erosion noted closer to shoreline, while amount of driftwood remaining on beach is reduced.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 4. Sitting: 1. Kayaking: 20. Other Activities: 20 fishing boats out at sea. No vehicles allowed here. 1 USFS truck was patrolling.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Notable Wildlife
5 Pelicans, 30+ swallows, and 3 gulls.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 1 banded for COASST - possible N. Shoveler 2 noted/photographed - too decomposed to tag
Stranded Marine Mammals
n/a
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Some leftover pieces of jellies still washing up from large die off in previous weeks.
Driftline Content
Spume (green sea foam) abundant
New Development
n/a
Man-made Modifications
n/a
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. New erosion noted, see photo. Not quite a retreat of a bluff, but a new observation.
Mile 144 looking north
Man-made driftwood structures with bonfire remnants
Increased spread of American Searocket
Close-up of spreading vegetation
Different variety of beach grass
Dead bird tagged for COASST
Shells in wrack line
Wrack line with addt'l materials
New beach erosion closer to water line
Spume - green froth
A beach preparing for winter storms
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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