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AND MUSIC FILLED THE AIR....As interesting as the lovely Necanicum River movements are I must say I was most charmed by what I witnessed on its eastern bank this morning. As I turned the corner of the exposed island and headed south along the River's west bank I looked across to see 8 snare drums on stands, in the sand plus 8 drummers and their leader. On a sandbar were 5 cymbal players practicing, [Turn, Step, Clash!] and their leader. Farther up in the dunes were 5 or 6 base drummers, drumming. [Boom, Boom.] And because I thought I heard the faint tinkling of a marimba I looked up on the bank to see the whole Seaside High School Band! And their leader. What a sight and what sounds! How lucky are those kids? And how glad I was to have decided to check out 'my mile' on the Oregon Coast at this moment!

Conditions

Temperature: 67 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 38. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 21. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 6. Sitting: 7. Photography: 1. Lots of people enjoying the beautiful sunny day.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 19.

Notable Wildlife

a few gulls in the air

Driftline Content

Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

The fairly low tide exposed the deep channel Necanicum River moving away from the north banks of the Estuary.

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Seaside north

August 2, 2023

People enjoying the beach, nesting Snowy Plovers in distress, Juvenile Brown Pelicans learn about dogs;

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Seaside north

July 31, 2023

Lots of birds observed: Osprey - 2 fishing at mouth of estuary; one adult and one juvenile Adult Bald Eagle resting on north end of Necanicum SpitSnowy Plover flying around estuary island acting distressed with a loose Jack Russel Terrier in the vicinity of Nest 7A

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Mile 324

Seaside north

July 29, 2023

New flock of Brown Pelicans at mouth of estuary along with some Canada Geese, seagulls and Caspian Terns were disturbed several times before relocating to sandbar surrounded by water;Snowy Plover disturbed on island between Necanicum River and Neawanna Creek by two people tidepooling;Tour Helicopter flew over five separate times twice low enough (though probably not illegal) to disturb two Bald Eagles and two Osprey hunting in estuary;Small structure built of driftwood still on the Necanicum Spit being used as shelter;

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Mile 324

Seaside north

July 18, 2023

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Mile 324

Seaside north

July 10, 2023

We saw lots of dead crabs, some kelp and algae on the surfline, and some driftwood.

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Mile 324

Seaside north

August 4, 2022

My morning walk began gloriously with the sun peaking through the clouds and chirping birds flitting through the dune grasses.

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Mile 324

Seaside north

July 9, 2022

Two Snowy Plovers seen with eggs at nests within protected sites.

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Mile 324

Seaside north

July 8, 2022

Beautiful clear day, moderate amount of human activity; two Snowy Plovers seen in newly designated protected areas exhibiting nesting behavior; one harbor seal pup on the rocks of the Necanicum Inlet Island; numerous seagulls and terns along with a few cormoronts; The amount of fireworks debris, burned logs, and styrofoam at the waterline is disheartening.

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