Mile 297 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
November 28, 2010
The beach looked normal for this time of year.
Report Details
The beach looked normal for this time of year. The sand remains high with much of the wood still covered, although more big logs are visible further south. There were no horse tracks, no evidence of motorized vehicles on the beach, and only a moderate amount of human debris. Five people and 2 dogs were spotted enjoying the cold but sunny day. While there was no wrack, there were piles of bull kelp within the surfline. We found a dead shark, an otter carcass and the skeleton of a sea lion along with many dead birds, mostly Northern Fulmars.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 5.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 22. 13 Fulmars, 4 Rhinoceros Auklets, Murre, Glaucous-winged gull, Sooty Shearwater, Black-legged Kittiwake, duck (Northern Shoveler?)
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 2. Otter - intactSea Lion - skeleton only
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Shark
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
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