Mile 293 - Rockaway Beach, State Wayside - September 19, 2007

Report Details

Beautiful morning to be on the beach - too bad no one was there to enjoy it. Sand still has not covered the lower base rocks of the riprap at NW 3rd. The beach access was blocked with yellow tape, and it is very difficult to climb up and/or down those rocks. The stream modification was at Rock Creek where a City crew was using a mini-dozer to clear the creek near the railroad tracks - probably a good idea before the winter storms.

Conditions

Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. Sitting: 2.

Concerns

Litter

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Notable Wildlife

many gulls on the beach

Wrackline Content

Animal casings or molts, Animal casings or molts, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. only debris was plastic bags and newspaper

Man-made Modifications

Stream modification.

Actions & Comments

Dead seal on the beach near NW 6th yesterday with a bullet wound to the head. We reported it to Rockaway Beach police who had already reported it to the Oregon State Police. They planned to measure it and take pictures. It was gone this morning.Beach was clean (beach cleanup was last Saturday), but there was a lot of brown "stuff" on the beach that washed up in the waves the last two days. The whitecaps looked white, clean, and frothy today.