Mile 298 - Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2 - October 24, 2009

Report Details

A beautiful day and a beautiful beach. This is our first visit to this area. There were sporadic clumps of kelp, lots of crab shells and large pieces of driftwood. The beach was clean of trash which surprised us since the park had many campers in it. There were about 20 beachcombers and joggers on this stretch of the beach at any one time, most of them in the northern portion. We saw only about a dozen seagulls and one flock of sandpipers in the area. I guess I was expecting more wildlife, but I'm not sure just what is normal.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 10. Sitting: 10. People were either jogging, playing with dogs or sitting/sleeping on the sand. We were the only ones walking up and down the beach.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

We observed very little wildlife. There were about 12 seagulls and one flock of sandpipers. The sand was void of any wildlife.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. 2 cormorants - one with full skeletal remains and feathers. The other had feathers and few skeletal remains.

Stranded Marine Mammals

None

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

None

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.

william.l.schult@doc.state.or.us

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Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2

February 4, 2022

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Mile 298

Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2

July 21, 2019

From the entrance to the beach from the state park, walking north, I saw about 40 people, eight dogs, three horses, lots of washed up upside-down crabs, and several small beached jellyfish.

Sue R.