Mile 286 - Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site - July 26, 2023

Report Details

July day. Clear sunny skies with warm temperatures. High winds with gusts up to 26 mph (per the phone app) Shore birds sheltering in waters inside Bay. No human activity noted. New driftwood structure noted (see photos). Pink tape tied around some driftwood (removed).

Conditions

Temperature: 66 F. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: No human activity on beach likely due to high wind gusts up to 26 mph.. No humans on beach. One truck in parking lot (Bay Ocean Spit Lot) with man and off leash dog. Remaining cars unoccupied. Possibly Spit hikers as not on beach

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

Absent. High winds preventing shorebird activity. 3 pelicans in flight fighting wind gusts to get out to sea. One lone gull at shore edge. On the drive into the parking lot many bird flocks noted on the protected waters inside of the bay.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Wood pieces. Once again beach scoured by high winds and dune sculpting evident especially around driftwood. Scatterings of small rocks at high tide line. No seaweed and no garbage to collect today

Man-made Modifications

New man made driftwood structure North of MP 29 marker (see photos)

Natural Changes

Dune snd high tide line sculpting by high winds

Report Images

North View MP marker 29 High Tide line

South View MP marker 29 high tide line

Man made driftwood structure

marked driftwood (unsure of reason. Tape removed)

driftwood structure (see other entires)

wind scoured beach small rocks at Bay Ocean entry site

Report Images

WelchHV

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Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

March 14, 2024

Beautiful Oregon coast bluebird day. Large wash up of old velella casings at high tide line creating a very strong "ocean" odor Very little trash on my mile of beach but collections of bottles and styrofoam found further down closer to Cape Meares (collected and disposed of) Few sea birds today

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

February 18, 2024

Recent king tides encroaching onto and undercutting fore dune. More debris than usual. A few shore birds Little human activity Large "octopus tree" I have been following has rotated again and the trunk now points NE. I continue to take photo facing N and S at the high tide line at the MP 29 sign entrance to the beach

Helen Welch