Mile 262 - Cape Kiwanda State Park - April 23, 2018 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

About 20 people, all but 2 from cars parked below the dune, walking on beach and climbing the north side of the dune, with 2 dogs. Jillions of little sand crabs in the low tide zone burrowing in the sand and gathering in little pools. I have never seen the tide this low here with a totally clean and flat beach abruptly ending at the vegetated cliff. The storm of early April created a neat edge to the now-level beach. Resident Peregrine on his usual perch.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 20. Other Activities: climbing the dune.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Jillions of sand crabs burrowing into the sand and scurrying around in little pools created in the ocean floor by the ebbing tide.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

Natural Changes

The vegetated dune was neatly cut off from the beach, apparently by the high waves of the April 7/8 storm.