Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
September 19, 2007
Beautiful morning to be on the beach - too bad no one was there to enjoy it.
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.
Human 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
Notable Wildlife
many gulls on the beach
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), 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.
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