Mile 286 Report

November 20, 2020
by kunkelwa

Location:

Tillamook

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

Conditions:

Friday 10:15 AM

Sunny

48° F

Wind:

Calm/Light from the SW

Tide Level:

3.0 ft

Humans / Pets:

People:

Dogs:

Activities:

Walking / Running:

Concerns:

Apparent Violations:

none

Disturbances:

Vehicles:

Cars/Trucks parking:

Activity Comments:

Notable Wildlife:

Dead Birds:

Total:

Species/names:

Northern Fulmar

Stranded:

Fish & Invertebrates:

Driftline:

eel grass on driftline

New Development:

Modifications:

Natural Changes:

Visible retreat of solid bluff·Evidence of wave overtopping

Comments:

Summary:

This was three days after the first of the King Tides. The beach was quite clean and firm. There was evidence of wave overtopping and the dunes took some erosion. Eel grass was on the wrackline. One week ago the wrackline had alot of jelly fish. This day all of the jellyfish were gone. Only one dead bird was found, a Northern Fulmar. The whale carcass that had been there for several months was either washed away by the tide, or moved to another location. 8 people and 4 dogs. No parking violatons.

Other Mile 286 Reports (14)

2020

September 16, 2020 - kunkelwa

Pretty uneventfull observations today. The dead whale from last report is still composting on the shore. Beach seemed pretty clean of garbage. Only 4 dead birds. Many crab shells. Very few jellyfish...

May 27, 2020 - krallfamily@comcast.net

Dead whale on beach. Intact.

May 16, 2020 - kunkelwa

This beach walk was done during the COVID beach closure. 3 local and 2 nonlocal people on the beach. Someone had an overnight tent perched on the dunes in a noncamping closed area. There were several...

February 9, 2020 - kunkelwa

Two days ago we had very strong west winds for an extended period. The Velella were back in the driftline. A lot of water bottle caps and small platic garbage as well. The sand and dunes have been...

2019

September 29, 2019 - kunkelwa

March 3, 2019 - beverly.stein

Beach relatively clean.

2018

November 4, 2018 - beverly.stein

Generally the beach was clean with a lot of kelp clumps. Very few people.

August 4, 2018 - krallfamily@comcast.net

Illegal camping in dunes. No bathrooms, so waste management is a concern. Reported to Tillamook County Parks.

July 29, 2018 - beverly.stein

Very foggy day. Many more people on the beach than usual probably because it is Sunday in July and Portland is very hot today. A number of groups camping in the dunes (but no sanitary facilities...

May 28, 2018 - krallfamily@comcast.net

Very clean beach, despite the holiday weekend.Some squid egg cases present. One dead sea lion.

April 29, 2018 - beverly.stein

Not much to report. Debris from winter storms was evident and a lot of crab shells.

January 13, 2018 - beverly.stein

It was a beautiful winter day and many people were out enjoying the beach. The beach was quite clean probably a combination of the fact that the OR Parks Department had recently been on the beach...

2017

September 24, 2017 - beverly.stein

Four of us walked the mile for the first time so we now have a baseline to compare for the next walk. This area of the coast has no development. SOLVE had been through the day before so not much...

2010

September 18, 2010 - claude1252@yahoo.com

There were 5 people noted on our walk, which took 1 1/2 hours. One dog with one of the people. All were walking. The driftline had mainly pieces of wood, rocks, lots of crab shells. Some land-...