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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

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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

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Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

January 15, 2025

One day after a King Tide Nice sunny day at the beach, 47 degrees and calm winds. Grass that was growing between the dunes and high zone completely gone. Normal human activities at the beach . No beached birds or mammals found.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

December 9, 2024

Nice, sunny 48 degrees 5 mph wind from the NE.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

October 22, 2024

Nice sunny 55 degree day, calm if any winds.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

September 23, 2024

66 degrees, sunny, calm wind. 4 beached birds found.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

August 20, 2024

The beach looked great as far as litter, and erosion.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

July 10, 2024

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

June 17, 2024

A rather nice day, 55 degrees, clouds and no wind.

Eric Matthews

Mile 261

Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda

May 27, 2024

Tide very low at 1.

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