Mile 172 Report
Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
December 11, 2024
One decomposing seal and one dead sea gull or Murre?
Report Details
One decomposing seal and one dead sea gull or Murre? Also, pyrosomes in the wrackline.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 7.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 8. Sitting: 7. Other Activities: Mostly beach walkers.
Notable Wildlife
Many sea gulls and a few ravens on a seal carcass.
Beached Birds
Probably a common Murre
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
There were Jackknife inverebrates (I think) all along the surfline. One decomposing small seal. Hard to see what kind.
A pair of pyrosomes
Snapshot of the wrackline
Decomposing seal
Decomposing seal
Beached bird
Report Images
Lyndell Wilken
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Jelleyfish for a quarter mile.
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