Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
June 21, 2020
Hard to see the second needle and syringe (in the past 2 weeks!
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Hard to see the second needle and syringe (in the past 2 weeks!!) on our beach, lots of dogs and kids who easily could have stepped on it. The sea grass amount was notable. Eagles and turkey viltures abound...esp near the carcass of the Juv sea lion. Still quite a bit of small plastics in the wrackline for this time of year. The paved road has brought a lot more traffic to this beach.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Tide Level: 6.8 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 2. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 3.
Other Activities: Way more people and cars now that the road has been paved, lots of out-of owners (AZ plates, etc).
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Eagles (mature and Juv)
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. small sea lion, decomposed and scavenged
Wrackline Content
Animal casings or molts, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). A LOT of sea grass has washed up on the southern 1/3rd of the beach, more than I have ever seen previously.
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.
Deceased sea lion on Schooner south.
Schooner South
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Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
There's a new deceased sea lion, about 1/4 of mile south from the 68th St access point, not too far from another now-decayed one that washed up about three weeks ago.
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Four large debris items washed up: pallet at south end of beach, and a long wood slab, approx 6 foot long black plastic piece, and waterlogged foam around halfway of mile 220.
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Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Large metal barrel washed up on beach, too large to haul out
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Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A really nice walk on Schooner South today.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Stunning sunny day on Mile 220 with no wind - just one of those perfect OR coast days!
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
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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.
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