Mile 277 Report
Netarts Spit
January 22, 2011
Mile 277 has lost a significant amount of shoreline vegetation.
Report Details
Mile 277 has lost a significant amount of shoreline vegetation. Only one dead seal this time.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 3. Footprints of three people who walked to the end of the spit, prior to my walk beginning at 10am.
Notable Wildlife
none
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Dead Harbor seal-injury to forehead between eyes, fresh bloodbody intact
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. Less styrfoam than usual, probably due to rough waves
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Evidence of wave overtopping, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls. Major loss of dunes major loss of trees that were on top of the dunes
Jeanette
CoastWatcher
All Mile 277 Reports
Mile 277
Netarts Spit
Grass growing on dunes, two trees uprooted and some dune erosion Shore birds and seaweed at wave lineVellela-vellela at Mile 275-276Bald Eagle over Mile 276 Water bottle and spray bottle with Japanese letters on Mile 276
Jeanette
Mile 277
Netarts Spit
A large 8-9 foot Male California Sea Lion was found at the end of Mile 278.
Jeanette
