All Mile 202 Reports
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
Today's walk included my first COASST (Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team) survey for beached birds.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
Since my last Mile 202 walk in mid December, King Tides and storms have deposited a large amount of driftwood up and down the beach and have eroded portions of the foredune along the more narrow northern end of the mile.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
I entered the beach hoping to find and count the Western Snowy Plovers that winter here.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
This was my first Mile 202 walk since the end of Snowy Plover nesting season in September.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
Every day now for over a week, I and two other U.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
I walked today with my fellow CoastWatcher and Plover Patrol volunteer Nancy Thomas.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
As I entered the beach at access 67D with my fellow CoastWatcher Nancy Thomas, we saw a Bald Eagle sitting on a carcass.
Jon French
Mile 202
North Spit Alsea River
There weren't many people on the beach for a Spring weekend, the day after Earth Day.
Jon French