Report Details

Walked along Quarry Cove and Cobble Beach at Yaquina Head. In addition to seeing live common murres, harbor seals, and cormorants, remains of a dead seal pup and 2 dead murres along with cracked murre egg at Cobble Beach were also located.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 2.9 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 12. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 34.

Notable Wildlife

Harbor Seals, Pelagic Cormorants

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2.

Driftline Content

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

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

August 30, 2023

Foggy uneventful morning.

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

July 19, 2023

Report finds no unusual developments or observations at this location and no new causes for concern were identified.

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

March 17, 2023

It was a calm, quiet morning at Yaquina Head.

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

January 20, 2023

It is a beautiful, quiet day.

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

December 12, 2022

It has been a beautiful, calm morning at Yaquina Head with low wind and one visitor.

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

November 19, 2022

It was a brilliantly sunny day although the stiff east wind was very chilly.

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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

October 25, 2022

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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North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south

September 18, 2022

It was an entirely typical day at Yaquina Head on cobble beach and quarry cove.

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