Mile 161 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
October 23, 2024
What we found at mile 161 is a variety of things like birds, clams, and shells.
Report Details
What we found at mile 161 is a variety of things like birds, clams, and shells. At mile 161 we found 154 live birds or 46% of what we found. We also found 55 barnacles or 16.4% of what we saw. Another common thing you can find at mile 161 is driftwood which is mostly found at high tide areas, we found 28 pieces of wood which is 8.4% out of everything total. We also found 18 shells,(or 5.4%) in a small area along with a LARGE field of shells at a low tide spot. A very interesting thing we found was a lot of was jellyfish. We found around 20-ish jellyfish total but we found 17 moon jellies and 3 blubber jellyfish. We found a lot of clams which are common on a beach around 15 in a medium-sized area. The small increments of stuff we found would be 3 dead birds, a bone, 2 feathers, 2 sea stars, and a hermit crab shell. The ONE nonliving thing we found was trash and microplastics along the wrack line and the high tide area.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1. Sitting: 2.
Concerns
Litter
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Notable Wildlife
Gulls, cormorants, and western snowy plovers. Ochre sea stars.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
1 ochre sea star, returned to water
Driftline Content
String and plastics
Man-made Modifications
Beachgrass planting or removal. Beach grass being removed
Natural Changes
Evidence of wave overtopping. Natural sand caving away from outlet water flow, and dune being eroded by wave action
Quarter 1, 2024 Pie Chart Showing Wrackline Content
Snowy Plover Tracks
Looking North from midway point of mile 161, lots of shells in wrackline
Looking South from midway point of mile 161
Snowy Plover
Report Images
Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team
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Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
What we found at mile 161 is a variety of things like birds, clams, and shells.
Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
We are 6th-grade Stream Team students who went to the Mile 161 shoreline.
Siuslaw Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
It was a foggy cool day.
Siuslaw Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
We are a group of 6th grade students in the Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team class.
Siuslaw Middle School Stream Team
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
It was a stormy, wet and windy morning at Siltcoos Recreation Area today with dramatic clouds and storms coming and going.
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Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
It was a beautiful morning on Siltcoos Beach.
dpavlis
Mile 161
Oregon Dunes NRA just north of Siltcoos River
It was a beautiful winter day, with sun and gentle breezes from the northwest.
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