Report Details

Beach was very clean, there is an appreciable amount of driftwood up against the foredune.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Fishing: 2. Other Activities: 1 OSP Ranger. There seemed to be more cars at the parking area than we have seen before. However we did not see a corresponding number of people!

Concerns

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 25. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 2.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. unknown

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

10 Dunngeness crabs

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Mile 150

Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Brushy Hill

June 26, 2009

Massive dead male sea lion about a quarter of a mile south of the last hill (Brushy Hill, according to the map) on the Umpqua Spit.

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Mile 150

Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Brushy Hill

June 2, 2007

Changes since last monitoring seem normal.

longjim7

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Mile 150

Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Brushy Hill

March 26, 2007

A cluster of a dozen live immature sand crabs.

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Mile 150

Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Brushy Hill

October 18, 2006

Criters new to me: Coon tracks and deer tracks in great numbers and scattered along the sand dunes.

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Mile 150

Oregon Dunes NRA, south of Brushy Hill

August 20, 2006

Beach was very clean, there is an appreciable amount of driftwood up against the foredune.

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