Mile 288 Report
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
July 12, 2013
Early summer walk on a cloudy, then clearing day.
Report Details
Early summer walk on a cloudy, then clearing day. The beach was very quiet and my daughter and I walked along during the early afternoon flood tide. Saw the bones of a long dead sea lion and the remains of a dead gull. Pictures are included of both.There were relatively small amounts of litter this time: mostly small pieces of plastic, some rope and wood. No styrofoam noticed as there was a heavy amount of sand which covered up most litter and kelp.Little living wildlife --- 6 or 7 gulls (guessing mostly Western/Glucous-winged hybrid) along the ocean front. Did see many Dougle-crested Cormorants, Gulls (Western, hybrids, Ring-billed), Great Blue Herons plus Western Sandpipers and Semi-palmated Plovers walking along Tillamook Bay.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
As usual, there were no noticeable signs of disturbance by human activity.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 7.
Notable Wildlife
Nothing unusual this trip.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Found sand-covered carcass of one dead gull, probably a Western-Glaucous-winged hybrid. Pictures are included.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Small rocks.
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YaakovM
CoastWatcher
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Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
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
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
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
The weather is definitely turning.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautifully calm, warm, sunny day along mile 288.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There were 6 or more plovers and large accumulations of driftwood (both along the base and on top of the foredune cutbank).
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Saturday with a moderate north wind.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was great to see two separate families picking up beach trash/debris in the driftline from the most recent storms including in Mile 288!
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There was clear indications of active foredune erosion with visible cutbanks (see photo) and significant debris.
SchankK