Mile 338 Report
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
November 3, 2010
An unusually warm November day and the end of a good clamdigging tide made for more beach motorized traffic than we normally encounter on our mile.
Report Details
An unusually warm November day and the end of a good clamdigging tide made for more beach motorized traffic than we normally encounter on our mile. The return mile produced a large garbage bag of plastic bottles which we are allowed to put in the dumpster at Fort Stevens State Park. Lots of small jellyfish noted on the wet part of the beach sand.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 1. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 2. Other Activities: clamdigging.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 6.
Notable Wildlife
2 seagulls4 pelicans
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. high on the beach a seabird black with white breast
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
many jellyfish in damp part of beach
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Randy and Beth
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