Mile 219 Report
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
May 9, 2026
Friends of Yaquina Lighthouse held events including a Coastwatch Mile 219 Meetup, a Black Oystercatcher survey, presentations, and bird walks for World Migratory Bird Day.
Report Details
Friends of Yaquina Lighthouse held events including a Coastwatch Mile 219 Meetup, a Black Oystercatcher survey, presentations, and bird walks for World Migratory Bird Day. Four black oystercatchers were observed exhibiting nesting behavior. One harbor seal gave birth during the survey which staff noted is common during the week of Mother's Day.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.7 feet.
Activities
Types of Activities: Sitting, Walking/Running, Painting/Photography, Surfing, Tidepooling, Kayaking/SUP/Boating, Other - see below.
Number of people: 55.
Other Activities: Bird watching.
Notable Wildlife
Harbor seals giving birth
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. cormorants
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces.
Sea star
Tidepooling
Cormorant
Birders
The BLOY Survey Begins
Sea Lion Birth
Report Images
Denise
CoastWatcher
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Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
Friends of Yaquina Lighthouse held events including a Coastwatch Mile 219 Meetup, a Black Oystercatcher survey, presentations, and bird walks for World Migratory Bird Day.
Denise
Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
Foggy uneventful morning.
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Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
Report finds no unusual developments or observations at this location and no new causes for concern were identified.
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Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
It was a calm, quiet morning at Yaquina Head.
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Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
It is a beautiful, quiet day.
YHONA
Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
It has been a beautiful, calm morning at Yaquina Head with low wind and one visitor.
YHONA
Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
It was a brilliantly sunny day although the stiff east wind was very chilly.
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Mile 219
North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
It was a chilly, cloudy/foggy Monday morning so there were only a handful of visitors in the park, none of whom were on the beach.
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