Mile 214 - South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River - October 14, 2007

Report Details

The beach was very "clean" with no driftline content. There were a lot of people out enjoying the day.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 23. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 10. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 3. Surfing: 1. Other Activities: 2 playing catch, 2 flying kites. Please make sure that all of the questions asked on the online form are included on the hard copy data sheet. i.e. tide

Concerns

Fire, Litter

Disturbances: Disturbance/harassment of marine mammals, Disturbance of nesting seabirds, Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 16.

Notable Wildlife

Beach was extremely "clean".

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 5. Recognized sooty shearwater and N. fulmar