Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
November 28, 2025
Nice cloudy day, no wind and 53 degrees.
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Nice cloudy day, no wind and 53 degrees. Lots of people and dogs here today (106 humans and 21 dogs). 2 Beached birds found. More pebbles were seen in the surf zone than I have seen. Almost a 3rd of the mile was covered with them, mostly in the surf zone, but some in the wrack as well. Lots of wrack (sea grass on the northern part of the mile, but it looks like it's been there for a while, awful moldy). Cliffs on the foredunes look just fine.
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4.2 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 106. Number of dogs: 21.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. 1 Northern Fulmar 1 Herring Gull
Wrackline Content
Small rocks.
Herring Gull
Northern Fulmar
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Eric Matthews
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Mile 261
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice cloudy day, no wind and 53 degrees.
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Lots and lots of people for 10 am.
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
No beached birds or marine mammals found today. Tide was at 2ft.
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No beached birds or mammals found.
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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.
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Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
Nice, sunny 48 degrees 5 mph wind from the NE.
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