Mile 286 Report
Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site
October 27, 2023
A quiet and beautiful fall day.
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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.
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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