Mile 330 - Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake - December 3, 2021 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

All is well.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 7. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: 7 vehicles driving on beach.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 29. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 7.

Notable Wildlife

about 100 sanderlings (probably) on beach - hard to ID with bright sunshine

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).

Report Images

bird carcass

looking north

looking south

trash collected

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LEWI

CoastWatcher

All Mile 330 Reports

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Mile 330

Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake

May 4, 2024

I am writing this dispatch report for Coast Watch mile 330, Sunset Beach to document notable avifauna I observed during spring migration, which include 12 Ruddy Turnstone, 7 Black Turnstone, 3 Black-bellied Plovers along with Whimbrel, Semipalmated Plover, Western Sandpiper, and Dunlin. Also noted on the beach feeding on a dead seal carcass was a juvenile bald eagle (see photo below).

sultanym

Mile 330

Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake

April 27, 2024

An early morning walk on mile 330 with overcast skies, rain, and moderate wind revealed few humans (mainly people clamming at the low tide) yet significant marine debris along the wrack line.

sultanym