Mile 297 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
December 12, 2021
A blustery, mostly cloudy day on this long beach.
Report Details
A blustery, mostly cloudy day on this long beach. The sand has been swept up from the gradual beach to reduce most of the elevation to the first dune. Only some pieces of wood of various sizes are still sticking out, and no wrack. 5 people were about, none with dogs and two actually biking. A few shore birds were feeding, plus a couple of flocks wheeling by. Two dead birds were recorded, both Northern Fulmars, one a dark morph, the other a fresh white morph. Most notable is the amount of debris -- plastic bottles and styrofoam -- littering the whole mile. Some has been blown high onto the dunes. Most of the bottles have been in the water for awhile.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Walking or running: 3. Other Activities: 2 biking.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Northern Fulmars one dark morph, one light morph
Driftline Content
The beach had the largest amount of bottles and pieces of styrofoam that have been seen for quite a while. Sad
Man-made Modifications
The dunes that have been leveled to encourage the Snowy Plover nesting have now been sprayed to reduce the invasive grasses.
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