Mile 202 Report
North Spit Alsea River
August 19, 2019
A beautiful day at the Beach.
Report Details
A beautiful day at the Beach. Some days earlier a juvenile humpback whale was beached around the middle of mile 202. It was eventually euthanized and buried somewhere on mile 202.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate.
Human Activities
Number of people: 47. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 7. Playing in surf: 10. Playing in sand: 10. Sitting: 20. Other Activities: beach games. including corn hole and frisbee.. Just people enjoying a nice day. I think I saw some evidence on people hitting golf balls into the ocean right around the southern end of mile 202.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 6. 5 dead common murres and one bird that was too decayed to identify.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. small bits of trash sometimes in the drift line. nothing serious.
Actions & Comments
nothing of note.
samdel
CoastWatcher
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