Mile 153 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Threemile Lake - May 14, 2017

Report Details

Quiet day on the beach. Sanderlings and a few seagulls, crab molts, salps (older and bleached) in high tide line. One dead fish not identified.Usual erosion of the dunes in the winter with some dune islands which we haven't noticed before.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.3 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: None. Quiet day.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

About 150 sanderlings in low-tide lines, 8 sea gulls, lots of sand fleas

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

One catfish-like dead fish in low tide line being pecked by sea gulls. About a foot long. See photo.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). See photo.

New Development

None

Man-made Modifications

None

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune. See photo of dune islands that have been disconnected from dunes.

Actions & Comments

None

Report Images

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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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