Mile 215 Report
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
March 23, 2026
Nice spring day.
Report Details
Nice spring day. Lots of people out enjoying the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.
Activities
Types of Activities: Sitting, Walking/Running, Tidepooling, Other - see below.
Number of people: 60. Number of dogs: 6.
Other Activities: flying kites.
Notable Wildlife
Lots of gulls
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Per iNaturalist it was a Surf Scoter
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Lots of dead velella velalla
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces.
Looking north towards Nye Beach from the beach entrance at Don Davis Memorial Park
View from the North Jetty looking north
Report Images
Jen Ricci
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Today was very nice on Mile 215.
Marney Roddick
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Large number of velella velellas on the beach (both very small and large), numbering in the several thousands.
Jen Ricci
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
First 'by-the-wind-sailors' (velella velellas) I've seen this year.
Jennifer Ricci
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
An unusually large bundle of kelp was deposited on the beach between the high and low tide line.
Jennifer Ricci
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
A quiet, beautiful winter day on the beach.
Marney
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Very clean and quiet day on my mile.
marney
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Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Wish to thank Sascha and Emily for the comments and photos, and for hanging out on Mile 215 for a few hours.
marney roddick