Mile 239 Report
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
February 28, 2021
A cool, mostly sunny day, with a chilly wind from the southwest.
Report Details
A cool, mostly sunny day, with a chilly wind from the southwest. Lots of driftwood on the beach - not surprising considering the stormy weather and high tides the last couple months. No significant erosion in this section of the Salishan Spit, but further south houses are threatened and a restoration rip-rap project is ongoing. Spotted a group of sandpipers running along the edge of the waves. No harbor seals in their regular resting place at the tip of the spit, but several were spotted in the water. Not a lot of trash; we collected about 1/2 bag, mostly bottles, caps and plastic pieces of various sizes.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Estimated 85 people and 3 dogs on the Taft side of the Siletz River.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
A flock of sandpipers was dodging the waves at the water's edge.
Driftline Content
Wood pieces.
Sandpipers at water's edge
Here's something I haven't see before - a radish in a pile of wood pieces at the high tide line
Cement block. Sorry, we couldn't carry this out in our plastic bag
Lots of driftwood on the beach
Harbor seal in the water near the mouth of the Siletz River
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