Mile 169 - North end Siuslaw South Jetty Road - November 29, 2017

Report Details

Another beautiful winter day at the beach. Very little wind plus a lot of sunshine. Once again, very little human activity. Scattering of sanderings..perhaps in the 100 range. Just six gulls. More than usual jellyfish in the 9-10 inch diameter range washed ashore plus more kelp. Most noticeable was the multitude of pyrosomes. See photo.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. Only footprints other than the two with the dog.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass. More kelp than usual on this stretch. Plus more jelly fish than usual, plus millions of pyrosomes. (no, I didn't count them, but the number count must have been high) See photos. Very little man made trash.