Mile 158 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of south end of Carter Lake - November 19, 2007

Report Details

My last Year's end Report (I've moved). The National Guard continues their work on the Snowy Plover enhancement project. A variety of animal tracks peppered the beach, including scavengers looking for crabs and dead birds. As usual, the deposition zones of miles 157 and 158, provided an abundance of food this year. August was especially productive with hundreds of large, dead, female dungeness crabs in the surf. Unusual summer and autumn driftline discoveries included: the head of a porpoise, comb jellies, coho salmon, salmon sharks, and immature pelicans. Human related trash onshore has decreased overall! Signs of oiling, including tarmat, were absent.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Elk and coyote tracks along the duneline. I have not seen the Eagles this fall-unusual. Dead Coho Salmon on the beach.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 7. 6 Northern Fulmars, (light morphs)1 California Gull

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal, Sand removal. The National Guard continues their work on the Snowy Plover enhancement projects.

Actions & Comments

Natural Driftline Content: butter clam o, channelled dogwinkle r, green false jingle r, gooseneck barnacle larvae o, pacific razor clam r, soft shell clam o, moon jelly r, sea palm r, sand dollar r, pacific mole crab molt o, bull kelp r, driftwood r. (a=abundant, c=common, o=occasional, r=rare)Human Related Driftline Content: Science and Industry L, Household L, Parks, Protection, & Land Management L.(L=low 5 or