Mile 247 Report
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
September 25, 2009
A glorious Indian Summer day on this pristine beach.
Report Details
A glorious Indian Summer day on this pristine beach. The gulls and brown pelicans had it all to themselves.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Sitting: 1. There were eight boats fishing the mouth of the Salmon River.
Notable Wildlife
Six brown pelicans. About 130 gulls in various plumages were standing in a close group. About half the gulls were Heermann's. The rest were glaucous-winged and Western.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Several red-orange jellyfish
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). lots of sea palm
Natural Changes
south bluff continues to slide
Report Images
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Sitka Center team member Nancy and Sitka Center artists in residence Evan, Rose, Katrina, Tim, Maria and M accessed the site via kayak.
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Sitka Team members and Sitka Center artists in residence accessed Mile 247 via kayak, walked south taking observations of the beach mile and met Camp Westwind Team members near Mile 247's rocky habitat.
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology team members Nancy and Alison conducted this CoastWatch survey.
Nancy Newman
Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
During this survey there were no visible Ochre Sea Stars in the rocky habitat at the south end of Mile 247.
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
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Mile 247
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
The site was accessed by kayak and the survey team walked around the north end of the sand spit to the ocean side of the monitored mile.
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