Report Details

Quiet morning, due to it being so early. Most notable observation was the moderately large gathering of whimbrels, who presumably were taking an important break from the long migration in order to fuel up. They were not disturbed by any one while I was there (dogs were leashed), but I expect they will be when more people and dogs come later in the day. Ideally there would be signs at the parking and entry areas of Beverly and Moolack Beaches alerting people when migration is occurring and to be extra cautious to not disturb birds.

Conditions

Temperature: 46 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

25 whimbrels

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, 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.). The usual highest concentration of plastic and styrofoam debris at Wade Creek

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All Mile 222 Reports

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

July 2, 2023

A windy day without much to report; just the usual off-leash dogs (no shorebirds present to potentially be flushed) and trash.

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

April 2, 2023

Typical Oregon day, I saw hail, high wind, sun, and calm in the

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

February 11, 2023

Gorgeous but cold and windy day.

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

October 15, 2022

Peaceful, unsettlingly warm (for time of year) morning.

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

September 25, 2022

Relatively high amount of people, mainly dogwalkers, out early for a pleasant Sunday morning trip to the beach.

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

July 17, 2022

Very little water in Wade Creek.

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

July 10, 2022

The beach fire close to vegetation, and somewhat close to access point was the main unusual concern to report, otherwise just the usual concern of trash.

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Mile 222

Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek

May 30, 2022

Notable highlights: relatively small landslide at the mile's middle parking lot; large piece of shipping debris; large tree debris (unusual to see large natural or unnatural debris at this mile; the usual trash (though as usual, less than seen at miles 223 and 224 to the north); a bald eagle and barn swallows!

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