Mile 300 - Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach - 09/04/2025

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It was a beautiful, partly sunny morning in Manzanita! For an early September Thursday, there were a lot of people and dogs. Low winds made it particularly lovely. The wrack line was mostly bits of jellies, crab molts and the remains of gull meals. There were many burned logs and fire pit remnants - lots of burnt driftwood. Not a lot of garbage! Folks were walking, there was one surfer and a couple of bicyclists. The large piece of driftwood that has been hanging out for the past 5 years is still here, turned root side up now, partially burned.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 110. Number of dogs: 24. Walking or running: 97. Sitting: 12. Surfing: 1. One kid was chasing a juvenile western gull. I did not report it.

Concerns

Fire

Apparent violations: several areas where fires were burned too close to the dunes. also burning of driftwood..

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Notable Wildlife

Many juvenile western gulls. Saw a group of four, then a single semi-palmated plover (I think). See attached pics.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. no bands. all three were common murre, juvenile / jumplings.

Driftline Content

lots of jellies and bits of jellies. nettles, lions mane, crystal jellies.

Report Images

long term driftwood resident

jellies in the wrack line

semi-palmated plover?

semi-palmated plovers?

sand re-shaping the beach

burned driftwood logs

dead COMU jumpling

Report Images

Michelle Schwegmann

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