Mile 339 Report
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
March 9, 2022
Everything looked normal - typical winter day on the beach except for the 3 eagles (see photo).
Report Details
Everything looked normal - typical winter day on the beach except for the 3 eagles (see photo).
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: -1.2 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.
Notable Wildlife
3 eagles - 2 adults and a juvenile.
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Styrofoam.
New Development
Bluff development. Bluff development due to winter erosion.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Typical winter erosion.
Eagle family
Looking across survey area. Notice steep winter dune profile.
Erosion has removed sand revealing underlying cobble substrate. I think the cobbles were put there by the state of Oregon to decrease erosion in this highly eroded area.
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Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Lots of Velella-Velella. For some reason I couldn't download photos.
Ed
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Other than typical winter dune erosion there's nothing of significance to report.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Lots of dune erosion due to the last king tides + the storms.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Nothing unusual. Unusually small amount of beach debris found.
Ed Joyce
Mile 339
Clatsop Spit, Fort Stevens SP
Three dead seals observed and reported to the Seaside Aquarium and photos were sent.
Ed Joyce