Mile 215 Report
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
February 16, 2019
Had hail for part of the walk.
Report Details
Had hail for part of the walk. I think that kept a lot of people indoors.
Conditions
Temperature: 40 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 4.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 23.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. seagull, no leg band
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). found 2 buoys close to the rocks that form the end of the beach by the yaquina bay. One was pretty high up the beach by the beachgrass, one was at the driftline.
JuliaAndLuna
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Most important observations was the dead Cassin's auklets
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One of the dead birds was a gull, am unsure what the other two were.
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The beach was very clean, I only found a single old toothbrush.
JuliaAndLuna