Mile 214 - South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River - November 3, 2022

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Had a nice day with the Beach Walk. Slightly cool, but warmed up by walking.Physical: Beach is really smoothing out. No evidence of temporary streams or built up spots in the surf zone. Angles in Dunes at the edge of the wood zone have really softened, no sharp edges. Grass has grown up in the wood zones.Trash: Mile 214 has always been really clean at the most I've only seen 3 pieces in one day. I have surveyed this beach once a month for a year now.Re-find: California Sea Lion male juvenile found in almost exactly the same spot, although moved up in the Bare Zone.New Find: For COASST... bird wings attached to partial breastbone...confirmed by COASST as Northern Fulmar.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 7.6 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 8. Surfing: 1.

Other Activities: Cars counted at South Jetty.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Northern Fulmar, tagged it #22

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. Re find from 10/3/22 California Sea Lion male juvinel

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass.

Natural Changes

Smooth deposition no sharp edges in dunes. In surf zone completely smooth

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Rocks of South Jetty

sand erosion wave action

surf zone middle of mile 214

surf and bare zones

dunes gradual sloping

dunes gradual sloping middle of mile 214

wood zone. Sand deposition nearly buries wood. New grass in wood zone

Northern Fulmar tagged #22 for COASST

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Mile 214

South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River

March 10, 2026

I walked on the SB state park beach from the disabled access platform area to the south jetty. This beach is not my coast watch mile. I entered 4 pm where time of arrival (but not departure) not because that's when i arrived on the beach, I doubt if it was.

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