January 11, 2020 - mccannavc
These observations were recorded during a King High Tide. 12:00PM on 1/11/2020.
The Cape Elizabeth Boay reported 9.5 high tide, 16 kts WNW, 21 kts gusts, and significant wave heights of 29 feet. It was partly cloudy with a temperature of 44 degrees.
The beach access road at...read more
December 1, 2019 - llucaskmehra
Rainy day so fewer people on this holiday weekend Sunday. Friday was sunny and more than 200 people and their dogs were enjoying - walking, running, exercising dogs, throwing footballs, kites, surfing, a few splashing in the water.
No animals other than one flock of birds on Sunday - a group of sandpipers - maybe...read more
August 18, 2019 - mccannavc
Mile 300
8/18/19
Sunday Morning
6:30am - 9:00am
The surf was 3-4 feet waist to chest high. The scent of beach fire was notable.
There was evidence of human beach activity prior to my arrival - 6 sand castles, 4 large holes in the sand, misc. clothing and some trash.
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August 31, 2017 - Volunteer Trainer
I found this murre chick on the beach at Manzanita, August 31. I took it to a rehab lady in Rockaway Beach (recommended by the Wildlife Center in Astoria) an hour or so after recovering it, but unfortunately it died as we arrived at her facility. Anyway, I thought it...read more
Unusual increase in dead grebes on Mile 300.read more
August 29, 2013 - beachmike
Submitted by a guest to the website:We are vacationing in Manzanita for a week. Yesterday, we walked the beach and found one dead gull. Today we found six dead adults and adolescent gulls in a strip of beach only about 150 yards. Also a dead sea lion on the rocks,...
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April 7, 2013 - beachmike
Stormy morning on the coast. No signs of tsunami debris. Found one interesting post, but it didn't look as if it had been at sea very long and was held together by modern-looking nails.
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June 16, 2012 - beachmike
I noted a few pieces of unusual debris (flat and rounded foam-based materials) that could be tsunami-related, based purely upon reports I've seen of other such objects on TV. See attached photos. The largest of which was roughly the size of a boogie-board.
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April 14, 2012 - beachmike
Very popular day on the coast. Everything is pretty clean, due mostly to the recent SOLV event. Didn't see any readily apparent tsunami debris in this mile.
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September 29, 2010 - beachmike
Beach was extremely clean from the recent cleanup weekend. Very few people on the beach for such a lovely day. I soon realized that it may have something to do with the salps (
http://www.katu.com/outdoors/news/103970573.html). These things are covering the beach right now from the driftline right down to the...
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August 15, 2010 - beachmike
Pod of orcas 500 yards off Manzanita beach right now! Easily six to eight fins visible at any given time. Perfect viewing weather. Look just north of Ocean and Manzanita intersection to see them. They've been circling for an hour or so.
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April 18, 2010 - beachmike
Significant shoreline activity along access trail "8", about a quarter mile south of Laneda Ave. Much of the foredune has been scraped away across a section of beach about a 100 yards across. Behind it, a large section of new beachgrass has been planted in a grid-like formation in front...
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February 14, 2010 - beachmike
Almost like the 4th of July on the beach today, based on visitor traffic. Too many people to accurately count, but definitely in the low hundreds. About one dog for every 7 of them. None on leash, but mostly just chasing each other. We picked up a little trash along...
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January 2, 2010 - beachmike
Very stormy day on the coast around noon today. The sea-foam was 1-2 feet high along the driftline. The surf was rushing in right up to the beachgrass, catching many walkers off-guard and causing a few last-minute dashes toward Ocean Ave.
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Walking on mile 300 each morning, I am NOT seeing a recent excess of dead birds. (We did find a dead human 2 weeks ago). Beach is almost pure sand.
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See "Action and Comments" for summary.
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October 11, 2009 - beachmike
The beach appeared clean and almost swept free of anything to report. It was difficult to even find the driftline. About the only negative I observed today is that the horseback riders are still not cleaning up after their horses. As they're riding along the surfline, this could be a...
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Large number of dead birds (10) reported on this mile.
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September 5, 2009 - beachmike
This is a heavily used beach, particularly on these holiday weekends, but it manages to stay reasonably clean. Every drift-log is typically heavily torched from campfires, making for a bit of an eyesore. Almost all dogs are off-leash on the beach, but I didn't notice any chasing birds (mostly from...
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June 13, 2009 - beachmike
Despite the high use of this beach, it remains pretty pristine in terms of accumulated trash and other human impact. My only complaint is that folks tend to torch every large log or stump that washes up. But overall, it appears that the overall cleanliness of the beach encourages visitors...
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Jellyfish every 10 feet. 11 people walking.
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Dead birds: Northern Fulmar, Sheerwater, Rhinoceros Auklet. 23 people, 4 playing in creek.
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Large patch of knotweed growing at north end of mile 300. Light use: 4 people, 2 dogs.
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November 1, 2008 - beachmike
The beach was really clean. I couldn't find anything to pick up. Dogs were all off-leash except for one, but none were observed chasing wildlife. There are a few companies that lead horseback trips along the shoreline, but the owners appear to make no attempt to pick up after the...
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Light human use (7). Nothing much to comment on.
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Heavy use by humans (35) and dogs (6). Pelicans still active. 6 dead murres.
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Very heavy human use (102). Beach grass seems to be spreading and the dunes building up.
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Very little human activity on this day. Huge amounts of driftwood. Creek runoff moved by storms.A very quiet day. It felt like nobody else was here. Eventually I saw in the distance what appeared to be a parent and a child. A very peaceful mood. At the end of the...
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November 23, 2007 - JCampf
Thanksgiving weekend -- unusual # (82) of people on beach. Sunny & bright.
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What a fabulous crisp, sunny, winter day.
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Nothing extraordinary. Dead harbor seal, sculpted sands.
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Several eagle sightings. Few dead birds. Large driftwood & plywood structure nailed together on beach for more than a month. No action yet taken by Nehalem State Park regarding dangerous structure on beach.
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A great deal of wood on beach at the wrack -- must have been a big storm at high tide sometime earlier.Walking to Jetty miles 298-297 saw about 1000 migrating shorebirds (heading north in groups of 50 - 150) including dunlins, p.b. plover but mostly sandpipers (least, western)
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Dead sea lion at north end of beach. Pretty calm.
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