Mile 162 - Oregon Dunes NRA, west of North Beach - December 18, 2008

Report Details

It was a beautiful walk on the beach. Two other people and a dog, I almost had it to myself. A light westerly wind, cloudy and not really cold, just chilly. The beach was clean no trash had drifted in. Lots of birds.

Conditions

Temperature: 40 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. walking the dog

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.

Notable Wildlife

approx. 100 sandpipersapprox. 300 seagullsapprox. 450 pelicans, moving south today wonder which direction tomorrow?2 crows and 1 raven

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

papa troll

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