Mile 260 - Kiwanda Beach west of Pacific City and Nestucca River - November 8, 2009

Report Details

It was a nice cloudy day with a good wind from the South of about 15-20 miles/hr. Clear skies below clouds - People walking the beach were enjoying the quietness and fun of walking and talking. Had one pickup leaving as I walked up with bed full of collected kelp. Had Jeep leaving as I was leaving - saw no tire tracks on the half of mile 260 not open to vehicles. Did see my first sneaker wave - I got clear, but wife and cousin got wet. Of the four dead birds - three were just remains of feathers - the other - a cormorant - had nothing wrong except the feathers were missing on the neck. The beach was fairly clean with little to no trash. Very little drift wood -lots of Kelp. This was a day after a very high tide and it appears to have cleaned the beach. Saw no destruction of the beach -- man-made or by nature. All-in-all - very enjoyable walk on the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 3. Was a windy day and people were just walking along the beach to enjoy what sunshine there was and missing the rain showers-

Concerns

Kelp/algae collection, Litter

Apparent violations: Pickup full of Kelp left as I walked in???.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Shorebirds at surf line - absence of other birds -did see groups of Pelicans fighting the south wind heading to water on other side of Sand Berm.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 4. One Cormorant - other three not recognizable -

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks. Shore was really clean - did have lots of Kelp

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