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Last mile survey before upcoming seasonal storms. The wet sand is quite cluttered with kelp piles and clusters of muscles and barnacles. There was a minimal number of shorebirds and gulls. Johnson creek and Devil's Kitchen creek were both shallow and calm. It is very much an autumn-condition beach.There is still a lot of small plastic debris on the creek banks, bluffs, and around the bluff-side rocks. I collected a large bag of it.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 15. Sitting: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

Few birds including gulls, cormorant, and black oystercatchers

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 6. gulls in various stages of decomposition

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Many large piles of bull kelp and clusters of muscles at the tidelines

Natural Changes

Sand dunes are the largest all year

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Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

June 30, 2024

There were several groups of people enjoying the beauty of mile 99 on a Sunday.

Teri Spencer

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

January 7, 2024

A rainy day at low tide.

Teri Spencer

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

September 29, 2023

Post summer survey of Mile 99 showed movement of Johnson creek approx 1/4 mile north from last survey.

tbowspencer

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

July 18, 2023

There is little change on mile 99 since the last survey.

tbowspencer

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

September 9, 2022

A quiet morning after the summer season.

tbowspencer

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

April 7, 2022

Mile 99 is now mostly flat, without the sand dunes seen on the last survey.

tbowspencer

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

November 22, 2021

Although there has been over 9 inches of rain since October 1, both creeks (Johnson and Crooked) on mile 99 are at lower than expected levels of max depth of approx 5 inches at usual crossing spots.

tbowspencer

Mile 99

Bandon State Park, Devils Kitchen, Haystack Rock

August 23, 2021

Late August  along Mile 99 shows noticably lower sand dunes than in previous years.

tbowspencer