Mile 288 - Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point - February 19, 2010

Report Details

It was a beautiful, sunny, almost balmy mid-winter day. Mile 288 was very clean with the occasional small ocean debris, i.e., plastic bottle, strands of rope, pieces of styrofoam. In the drift line were small rocks and the high tide line appeared little changed with the same driftwood formations as seen on previous trips. Mile 287, however, displayed much more driftwood, indicating perhaps that ocean currents come from the north, bend around the jetties leading into Tillamook Bay, and deposit sand and driftwood well south of the jetties, onto miles 286 and 287. Mile 288 is just south of the jetties and so isn't changed as much by winter storms.Human activity was minimal and the best sighting of the outing was the herd of elk along Tillamook Bay, seen while driving onto Bayocean Spit.

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Walking or running: 3.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 12.

Notable Wildlife

Saw a beautiful second or third year Bald Eagle on mile 287 and a surprising herd of about 25 elk in a meadow next to Tillamook Bay around mile 286.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Styrofoam.

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YaakovM

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All Mile 288 Reports

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Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

November 10, 2024

Mile 288 showed no signs of man-made disturbance, and no one was on-site during my monitoring. I was glad to see a flock of plovers flying in the foredune again!

KMS

Mile 288

Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point

March 14, 2024

It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.

Karen Schank