June 12, 2024

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 0.1 feet.

Number of people: 45. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 45. Sitting: 45. Tidepooling: 12. Other Activities: Flying kites, walking, looking for agates, running, etc.. See later comments.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Dozens of gulls, dozens of cormorants, dozens of pelicans, over fifty Canada geese, one osprey, several pigeons, dozens of seals. The low tide was exposing many starfish, anemones, shellfish, etc.

The earlier reported new house construction does not appear to be progressing, no people or action visible.

A new large ring of riprap rocks and orange barricade fencing was observed on the beach at the beach access point at the northwest end of SW Anchor Court, Lincoln City. A large track hoe was digging in the beach and sand dune up to near the small concrete building (suspected city sewage) by this road. Access to the beach was blocked by the digging, new riprap rocks and orange barricade fencing. A fire hose and pump was present but not operating at the time, but it showed that rusty water had been pumped out onto the beach with minor erosion present. This is north a couple houses of the other new house being constructed. Please see pictures.

A lot of sand is returning to the beach and rebuilding the dunes near the Siletz River. Minimal sand is returning and starting to cover the small rocks on the rest of the beach areas.