Mile 286 Report

October 12, 2022
by WelchHV

Location:

Tillamook

Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site

Conditions:

Wednesday 10:30 AM

62° F

Wind:

Calm/Light from the NE

Tide Level:

0.5 ft

Humans / Pets:

People:

Dogs:

Activities:

Walking / Running:

biking 2

Concerns:

Disturbances:

Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Vehicles:

Cars/Trucks parking:

ATVs/OHVs parking:

RVs/Buses parking:

RVs/Buses parking: 0

Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited:

ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited:

Activity Comments:

Notable Wildlife:

Dead Birds:

Stranded:

Fish & Invertebrates:

Driftline:

Small rocks·Kelp or Algae·Shells·Animal casings (e.g. crab, shrimp molt)

New Development:

Modifications:

Natural Changes:

Comments:

Summary:

Glorious October day. Beach empty at start of walk. Increasing human numbers on return. Large flock gulls feeding on shoreline. One dog off leash running into gulls feeding on shoreline. Remaining dogs seen well controlled. Large sea nettle (Chrysaora fuscenscens). Multiple areas of crystal jelly (?) at low tide line. North/south view approximately mid way (close to marker number)

Beach looking north

Mid beach opposite mile marker sign in dunes
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Looking south from mile marker sign in dunes

Mid beach opposite mile marker sign in dunes
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large, intact west coast sea nettle

at low tide line approx mile 285.5
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dune line

Dune marker point where north south photos taken
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This has been present on this beach for years and has moved up from close to the south parking lot. Now sits just south of the Dike parking lot access path

At high water line just south of Dike Rd parking lot access. Has been present on the beach for many years. Will be interested to document it's movement over time
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Other Mile 286 Reports (18)

2022

December 7, 2022 - WelchHV

Crab pot, 2 crates looked as if they had been dragged to dune line awaiting collection

November 20, 2022 - WelchHV

Tide ebbing. Beach looked scoured. Driftwod pieces high up in dune line edge. No birds seen on shore. One dead bird. Mid size, dark colored feathers on wings otherwise unrecognizable. No jellyfish or...

2021

May 26, 2021 - [email protected]

2020

November 20, 2020 - kunkelwa

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...

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 - [email protected]

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 - [email protected]

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 - [email protected]

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 - [email protected]

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-...