Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
August 31, 2022
A foggy start to a beautiful walk, saw 8 Turkey vultures.
Report Details
A foggy start to a beautiful walk, saw 8 Turkey vultures. Plovers (Snowy?) and whimbrel. Lots of summer sand on the beach allowing for entry through the south "cave" to the beach beyond (always fun when that happens).
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 3. Tidepooling: 3.
Concerns
Apparent violations: 6 fire pits noted (all extinguished) , this is a lot for this beach..
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
8 Turkey vultures, Whimbrel (4) and 4 Plovers (Snowy???)
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 8. 8 deceased cormorants
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. One harbor seal (young)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Deceased seal pup, 8 Turkey vultures nearby...
One of 8 Turkey vultures waiting...
Plover
Whimbrel
Bluff continues to receed
Vegetation falling down bluff 220
Bluff falling on 220
Report Images
Hillsideshack
CoastWatcher
All Mile 220 Reports
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Beautiful sunny but windy day.
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A large amount of debris, 7 large wood/foam panels and lots of pieces of all sizes of foam.
Hillsideshack
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Schooner South's cliffs/bluffs continue to erode.
Hillsideshack
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
New sign up at the Schooner South beach access off 68th St warning of Contaminated waters.
Hillsideshack
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
No clouds in the sky, what a day on 220!
Hillsideshack
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Started off chilly but the sun was shining and it was a gorgeous day on 220!
Hillsideshack
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Continued changes on 220 due to the rains, high tides and normal loss of sand in winter.
Hillsideshack
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Including photos of a black plastic pipe sticking out of Mile 220 bluff and odd milky fluid coming out of bluff and over rocks.
Hillsideshack