Mile 330 - Sunset Beach, Sunset Lake - June 18, 2008 | Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

Report Details

Normally we see far more people on the beach at this time but the clamming season is temporarily closed due to toxins. We picked up a lot of trash consisting mostly of plastic bottles.

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 6. Playing in surf: 3. Other Activities: dog walking. Very quiet morning on the beach with most people simply driving the beach. The clamming season is temporarily closed due to toxins which accounts for the low number of people for such a calm day.

Concerns

Litter

Vehicles

ATVs/OHVs parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.

Notable Wildlife

gulls, crow, sanderlings

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

one dead sea lion

Driftline Content

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

alkarbeck

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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