Mile 214 - South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River - April 18, 2019

Report Details

There were a good amount of people out for a late Thursday morning, mostly a few school groups. I noticed more large woody debris than usual including some trees that washed up. Down near the south end of the mile, close to the neighborhood, they've set up a protected area for nesting birds until September 15. I didn't see any birds in the protected area nesting at the time.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 7.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 58. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 7. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 3. Other Activities: 43= there were some school groups out looking at things.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 18.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Man-made Modifications

an area was sectioned off to protect nesting birds