Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
September 23, 2024
66 degrees, sunny, calm wind. 4 beached birds found.
Report Details
66 degrees, sunny, calm wind. All looking pretty good. Smooth sand from surf zone to wood zone, by that I mean no sand berms built up, gradual slopes to the dunes. Restrooms, foot wash, and outside shower finished for a couple of weeks now. Paid parking is back on at the parking lot. 4 beached birds found.
Conditions
Temperature: 66 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 98. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 75. Sitting: 11. Surfing: 12.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 73.
Notable Wildlife
12 gulls sitting in high ground throughout the mile 5 gulls in the surf zone 14 gulls flying
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Brown Pelican 1 Pelagic Cormorant 2
Parking Pay booth
new restrooms
drinking fountain
boat ramp
viewpoint
beach
bank up to houses
vegetation sound end of the mile.
pellagric cormorant
pellagric cormorant
Brown Pelican
Rhinoceros Auklet
Report Images
Eric Matthews
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Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
66 degrees, sunny, calm wind. 4 beached birds found.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
The beach looked great as far as litter, and erosion.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Wonderful sunny day 65. degrees. New construction in the State parking lot at the north end of the mile. Found 1 beached (dead) bird; a Brown Pelican in the high bare zone, middle of the Mile.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
A rather nice day, 55 degrees, clouds and no wind.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Wow what a change from last month! State Parking lot is closed for a couple of months while construction on the new parking lot and restroom continues. The tree ( object I show as a measure of sand deposition ) is really getting uncovered! Survey also for COASST, no beached birds or mammals found. The beach access point at the north end of Bob Straub State Park is still unusable for vehicles, due to a massive erosion event and 5 foot sharp edges to the beach.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
A lot of winter damage to the foredunes noted. Construction workers working on the new boat ramp and replacing and relocating some drainage pipes. Photos showing bulldozer shift sand by residence. 1 dory and 3 fishermen getting picked up
Eric Matthews
