Mile 239 - Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay - February 23, 2008

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Beautiful, sunny day! Not very many folks out on the spit today. As our walk was during high tide, we cut it short when we reached a stretch of beach with little or no dry sand (lesson learned from the drenching we got on the 9th). Saw a young Harbor seal in the surf; Northern Pintail ducks in the bay; and a Bald eagle flying over bay with prey in its talons!

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Activities

Number of people: 5. Playing in surf: 5.

Notable Wildlife

Harbor seal in the surf; Bald eagle over Siletz Bay; Northern Pintail ducks in bay (one male, three females).

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Plastic bottles

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Shafer

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Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

November 30, 2025

Our mile has become very hard to get to, as most of the beach accesses in the Salishan community have been eroded by a combination of king tides and winter storms.

Linda Reid

Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

September 1, 2025

The marine layer stayed offshore while we were walking our mile so it turned out to be a nice day.

Linda & Clyde Reid

Mile 239

Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay

August 10, 2025

This dispatch covers the entire spit - miles 237, 238, 239 There were no remarkable events: people, nature, trash, marine life It was just a wonderful walk to the tippy end of the spit, where a crowd of lounging dudes greeted us. We walked out three miles on the ocean side and walked back through the neighborhood, which borders the bay side.

Marney