All Mile 215 Reports
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Lots of plastic particles less than 20 mm long in wrack line along the mid-beach as well as a fair amount of larger plastics as well as glass bottles, many of which had a cap.
R Bayer
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
The 4 oystercatchers on the sand beach were a surprise.
R Bayer
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Four dead birds: 3 Northern Fulmars (each had colored ties on wing, combinations: red-white-yellow, red-white-red, purple-white-red), 1 Pigeon Guillemot (no ties).
R Bayer
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
It was a foggy, quiet day along Mile 215.
NewportNancy
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Access via Yaquina Bay State Park was a small challenge today, as the path at the bottom of the southern staircase was flooded (the seasonal/weather-dependent "pond" behind the dunes had expanded quite a bit!
NewportNancy
Mile 215
Yaquina Bay SP, North Jetty Yaquina River
Beautiful day, not much activity post-summer tourist season, few interesting birds but not many people.
NewportNancy