Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
October 22, 2024
Nice sunny 55 degree day, calm if any winds.
Report Details
Nice sunny 55 degree day, calm if any winds. The beach seemed flat as a pancake or gently sloping. No inlets formed, no sign of litter. Seems like folks are sticking to the right paths to go to and from the beach, all looks great!
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.6 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 42. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 29. Sitting: 6. Surfing: 7.
Other Activities: 36 cars in Cape Kiwanda state park parking lot.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7. 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Unidentified Auklet 3 Common Murre 1 Herring Gull 1 Western Grebe0
Biggest Jelly I've seen 40 by 60 cm, even with half of it gone!
south access
lots of crab sheels in one general area (6)
Rhinosaures Auklet
Western Grebe
Herring Gull
unidentified Auklet
a total of three Common Murrer
Report Images
Eric Matthews
CoastWatcher
All Mile 261 Reports
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice cloudy day, no wind and 53 degrees.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Lots and lots of people for 10 am.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
63 degrees, sunny 7mph winds NW. Tide level : . Total Number of people: 331, dogs:12 Cars: 65 in parking lot, 5 on permitted area on beach 1 dory boat coming in from the surf no beached birds or mammals found Nice day at the beach, more people than I have encountered before at this beach. Since 15 January 25, I have not come a crossed a beached bird or mammal at Cape Kiwanda.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice day at the beach, sand level from the surf zone to high zone slopped gradual along the mile, except at the south end (un even levels due to buried logs, etc).
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or marine mammals found today. Tide was at 2ft.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or mammals found.
Eric Matthews
Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
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
Nice, sunny 48 degrees 5 mph wind from the NE.
Eric Matthews