Mile 338 Report
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
April 22, 2010
Earth day on our beach mile: wild strawberries and vetch blooming on the beach approach.
Report Details
Earth day on our beach mile: wild strawberries and vetch blooming on the beach approach. Surf clam diggers were getting clams. A number of shorepines were distressed at the beginning of our beach approach from the start of Parking Lot A. The dunes were altered from a series of high tides and there was minimal driftwood on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1. Other Activities: clamdigging.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 6.
Notable Wildlife
gulls
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. no leg bands--unable to identify this foot long bird with mottled brown and white feathers
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. due to high tides
Randy and Beth
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