Report Details

A windy beautiful sunny evening on the beach. The sand was swept smooth in the interdidal area with just occasional broken shells. Sand continues to build against the front of the dunes. Big flock of sanderlings rummaging in the waterline.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: None. No one on mile 153. 1 ATV on mile 152 with no flag.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1. ATVs/OHVs parking: 1. ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Flock of about 200 sanderlings, 2 seagulls

Beached Birds

None

Stranded Marine Mammals

None

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

NOne

Driftline Content

Shells, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

None

Natural Changes

None

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

May 22, 2019

Mild day on the beach, amazing amount of log debris near the dunes.

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

March 23, 2019

A very quiet beautiful spring day on the beach!

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

July 14, 2018

Very foggy start to the walk, by the time we left the beach it was clear at 10:49am.

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

May 2, 2018

A beautiful sunny, windy day for a walk on the beach. Disturbing to see that an ATV had driven from past the north of our mile down to the bottom 1/4 of our mile in the Plover Nesting Protection zone.

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

May 14, 2017

Quiet day on the beach.

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

March 18, 2017

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

August 3, 2016

Lovely day for beach walk!

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Mile 153

Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake

June 25, 2016

Beautiful sunny windy day at the beach.

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