Mile 297 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP
September 4, 2023
A nice warm partly cloudy day with a large group enjoying the picnic area by the parking lot.
Report Details
A nice warm partly cloudy day with a large group enjoying the picnic area by the parking lot. Only 7 people were on the beach, walking or biking. The sand is built up to the dunes covering the wood, with a very long beach. The tides have been high, leaving thin wrack lines of that light brown algae (?) all down the beach. Four bird carcasses were found: Pelagic Cormorant, common Murre, Pacific Loon, and some kind of raptor, probably a hawk. Otherwise there were no plovers or shorebird around, and only a few gull. One vulture was waiting for a hurt gull to die. The restrictions for the Snowy Plover are over as of September 15th. No debris and no problems noted
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Walking or running: 6. Other Activities: biking 1.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 20. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
A vulture, some gulls, No shorebirds or Plovers
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. Pacific Loon, Raptor (hawk?), Common Murre, Pelagic Cormorant
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
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