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A quiet and beautiful fall day. The beach looked scoured very clean with minimal trash or microplastic to  bring home. A lot of the seagrass (flat brown and green seaweed) piles on the beach remain at the high tide line. A large nest of bull kelp seen (photographed) as unusual finding. My usual marker for the north end of my mile was missing and I didnt have the coordinates with me so I think the bull kelp was actually a little north of my mile but it was so cool I included it!

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 8.8 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 2. Other Activities: 1 with high-power monocular lens birdwatching over the ocean. A beautiful crisp fall day! Sun warm as wind noticeably quiet. Beach very quiet with minimal human activity

Concerns

Apparent violations: Dogs off leash but not obviously harassing birds.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Many large rafts of ducks seen on inland Tillamook on our way in today. Notable for large numbers. Pintails identified. Group of 12 sanderlings at high tide line. Not rushing around frantically feeding as I usually see, but basking in the sun.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. look like cormorants although bodies quite decomposed

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass.

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Nest bull kelp
Bull kelp strangled by garbage bag
South view mile 286 at high tide line level with MP 29 marker
Mile 286 N view at high tide line level with MP marker 29
Octopus tree (my name for it) Cape Meares trunk remains SE to NW line almost completely covered in sand
Dead cormorant in crook of octopus tree
sanderlings sunning

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Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

December 29, 2024

King tides 2 weeks ago Big storm with high winds S. Noted today that the sea rocket clumps are now dead but their roots are holding the sand in front of the dune line creating small mounds Fierce tidal movement around large pieces of driftwood have created channels (see photo)

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

December 9, 2024

Beautiful sunny winter day on the beach> Very quiet. Little wildlife noted with few birds New trees deposited by tide at dune line Eel grass remnants decreased

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

November 1, 2024

Beautiful walk today on an all but deserted Oregon beach. Eels grass still present but again smaller amounts than over the summer months. Recently deceased seal washed up close to high tide line

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

October 20, 2024

Quiet day on the beach following 2 very high 8. 2 dogs off leash not near wildlife Significant decrease in amount of eel grass likely due to scouring from high tide Fishing boat debris in dune line Noticing a lot more Sea Rocket at edge of dune grass.

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

September 15, 2024

Beautiful early fall Oregon coast day. Copious amounts eel grass in clumps (see photos) especially at north end of beach Subjectively more "sea rocket" at dune line Large flock sanderlings (>50) dancing between seas edge and high tide line 2 pelicans

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

July 22, 2024

Warm windy day on Oregon coast. Area of beach cordoned off from dunes to 45. Unable to follow high tide line for whole mile due to this. Seal carcass providing food for juvenile bad eagle and scavengers Pacific Sea Nettle jelly fish noted

Helen Welch

Mile 286

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

May 12, 2024

Walkers on the beach.

Helen Welch

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