Mile 297 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
February 28, 2015
A gorgeous day with a whale breaching repeatedly quite near the shore in the morning.
Report Details
A gorgeous day with a whale breaching repeatedly quite near the shore in the morning. The beach is very flat and wide now, with some smaller wood branches exposed near the dunes. Twenty-four people with five dogs were enjoying the sun and brisk breeze. There was an eagle overhead and six or so small shorebirds nestled in the sand but no gulls and no flocks of shorebirds in the air. Only one carcass was found, just wings of a black-legged Kittiwake. There was little debris of any kind.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NE.
Human Activities
Number of people: 24. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 24. Little human debris
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10.
Notable Wildlife
Only 6 or so small shorebirds nestled in the sand. One eagle overhead. No gulls or other shorebirds
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 Black-legged Kittiwake
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