Mile 171 Report
Heceta Beach South, almost to North Jetty
November 17, 2016
Pleasent late afternoon on Heceta Beach, with several dozen people out on the sand.
Report Details
Pleasent late afternoon on Heceta Beach, with several dozen people out on the sand. Recent high tides, storm waves have significantly eroded the high beach accumulation of summer sand dunes, with drift logs being re-distributed on the beach.Very clean wet sand area - little man-made debris observed. The high wash line is full of cellophane tube worm feeding tubes (1 inch long very thin fibers). After the poor worm loses its feeders, do they grow new ones??
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 15. Sitting: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Several large flocks of Sanderlings feeding in the outwash
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Common Murres
Driftline Content
Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
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