Report Details

An uneventful day on Nye Beach. No dogs off leash was the biggest surprise.

Conditions

Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 3.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 34. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 15. Playing in sand: 4. Tidepooling: 5. Other Activities: 3: Feeding gulls. Several people feeding gulls at Nye Beach turnaround

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 19.

Notable Wildlife

20 pelicans in flight (unusual this late in season); gulls, sanderlings, & 1 whimbrel not unusual

Stranded Marine Mammals

Dead Steller sea lion opposite north end of Shilo Inn on October 26th.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

A few sea nettle jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens)

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Wood pieces.

Actions & Comments

Nothing out of the ordinary except for the presence of pelicans this late in the season.Water quality advisory November 5-7 for fecal coliform bacteria following heavy rains.Snow and ice on beach December 15-17.

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Newport, Nye Beach south

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Observed 3 dead birds, one dead sea lion and a wrackline full of organic debris, including jellies.

Bernadette

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Newport, Nye Beach south

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Newport, Nye Beach south

August 26, 2024

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marney roddick

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Newport, Nye Beach south

April 27, 2024

lots of dead velella!

Julie Parker

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Mile 216

Newport, Nye Beach south

January 27, 2024

Very few people on the beach due to blustery conditions.

Julie Parker

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Newport, Nye Beach south

December 9, 2023

Eight total lures were seen, all of them glittery with an orangish hue.

Andy Warrick

Mile 216

Newport, Nye Beach south

December 9, 2023

Sea lion corpse, seven dead birds, the rubber fishing lures, much fishing rope, decomposed jellies, and copious amounts of marine and land debris were all notable observations.

Andy Warrick

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Newport, Nye Beach south

October 23, 2023

Took photos of all dead birds, as well as live birds/jellyfish, and some trash and sky

Warrick