Mile 239 Report
Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
March 15, 2020
Very bright pretty day.
Report Details
Very bright pretty day. Only a few beach-walkers. Small amount of trash collected - mostly styrofoam pieces. Ranger Doug had already picked up two crab pots, one a commercial one with a tag which will be returned to its owner. The colony of harbor seals had moved to a sand bar on the east side of Siletz Bay - too far away to estimate numbers but it looked like the normal size.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 0.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Walking or running: 3. Estimated 75 people + 3 dogs on the Taft side of the Siletz River, but we did not walk that side. Primarily walking and agate-hunting.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Colony of harbor seals
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Styrofoam.
Beautiful day on the Salishan Spit
This steep drop-off (natural change due to tides and weather) may be why the harbor seal colony moved from their regular location here at the end of the Salishan Spit to a sand bar on the east side of Siletz Bay.
Net found on trail from the Spit to the parking lot
Coastwatcher at work with Coast Guard helicopter in the distance
Harbor seal colony in their new location on a sandbar, east side of Siletz Bay
Colony of harbor seals in their new location, east side of Siletz Bay
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Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
The marine layer stayed offshore while we were walking our mile so it turned out to be a nice day.
Linda & Clyde Reid
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Marney
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A pleasant sunny day after many rainy ones.
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Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
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Linda and Clyde
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Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
A beautiful 70-degree day in mid-March .
Linda Reid
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Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
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