Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
February 17, 2021
Rainy/cloudy/sunny day on 220.
Report Details
Rainy/cloudy/sunny day on 220. First time I've seen so many small sized Vellela vellela, I usually see the larger ones washed up. Lots of marine debris/land debris on 220 today. Most of the sand has been pulled off the beach in the northern section of 220 by storms. Quite a bit more erosion and bluff falling. The long black drainage pipes continue to be more exposed out from the cliff (3).
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 2.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 5.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
4 Oystercatchers
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Grebe??
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Lots of tiny Vellela vellela in the middle of the mile wrack line.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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Schooner South's cliffs/bluffs continue to erode.
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