Report Details

Lovely winter day at the beach, moderate wind from the East contributed to very small waves. Large number of sanderlins on the south end of the mile. Foredunes are typically filled in during the winter and the beach is scoured clean with few plants, lumber, uprooted trees or animal skeletons.Barriers that were up last quarter for the plover nesting area were removed.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 0.3 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: None.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Notable Wildlife

About 200 sanderlings on the south end of our mile. Occasional seagulls along rest of the mile.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Pretty clean smooth beach

Man-made Modifications

None

Natural Changes

Filling in of foredune, typical in winter

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Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

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Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

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Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

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Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

August 3, 2016

Lovely day for beach walk!

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Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

June 25, 2016

Beautiful sunny windy day at the beach.

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