Mile 214 Report
South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River
October 31, 2023
Quiet day, mostly walkers out.
Report Details
Quiet day, mostly walkers out. One dead bird and minimal debris. An MDMAP survey was conducted.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 2. Sitting: 4. Mostly just walkers out today, several with dogs.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. More bull kelp debris than last time. Large numbers of crab shells (Dungeness, Red rock, Mole Crabs) especially towards the end of the mile, closer to the South Beach Day Use Area entrance.
Tire tracks extend from jetty down past the South Beach Day Use area
Sample of clusters of bull kelp found along the walk today.
High concentration of crab shells found near South Beach Day Use Area Entrance
Remains of Bird
Report Images
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