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There weren't many people on the beach for a Spring weekend, the day after Earth Day. A hazard warning was in effect for sneaker waves, and recent tides had run up high across the beach, but the surf was fairly calm, and no one seemed concerned. The week before, I had found this year's seventh Western Snowy Plover nest on Mile 202, the first six nests having previously failed, probably due to weather and predation. Using coordinates I had recorded the week before, I found this seventh nest, which had contained two eggs, now empty, and what looked like a crow track where the eggs had been. Despite the failed nest, it was another beautiful day on Mile 202. It's still early in the nesting season, and the birds whose nests have failed will keep trying.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 15. Playing in sand: 5.

Concerns

Litter

Apparent violations: No debris, just some huge dog poop which the owner hadn't bothered to pick up..

Notable Wildlife

The usual gulls and crows, a lot of Western Snowy Plover and Corvid tracks, approximately ten Snowy Plovers seen

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells. Very little driftline content. Some squid eggs

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal. A front end loader was dumping sand from around the beachfront houses on Oceania Drive back over the dunes, as allowed by permit. Sand accumulation west of the houses is allowed to be returned to the beach; sand on the east side of the houses must be hauled away.

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March 7, 2024

Mile 202 beach accesses and exits are now restricted because of erosion and sheering off of the sand cliffs along its northern portion, so I now need to plan for a receding tide if I want to walk the entire mile safely.

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Mile 202

January 28, 2024

After finding forty beached Cassin's Auklets on Jan.

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Mile 202

October 30, 2023

A beautifully calm, sunny day, maybe the last for awhile, with a fifteen mile view from Seal Rock to Cape Perpetua and hardly anyone on the beach except for two surf fishers and a couple valiantly trying to launch a kite with no wind.

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Mile 202

August 30, 2023

As I began yesterday's mile walk and monthly COASST beached bird survey, a light rain began to fall, the first in months.

Jon French

Mile 202

July 23, 2023

As I have done before, I combined today's walk with my monthly COASST survey for dead seabirds.

Jon French

Mile 202

May 16, 2023

The beach was fairly cool today after 99 degrees two days ago.

Jon French

Mile 202

March 14, 2023

This was my second monthly beached bird survey for COASST (Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team) which I combined with my mile walk.

Jon French

Mile 202

February 23, 2023

A dead certacean was reported to the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network to be on the beach in Bayshore Oregon by Beach Entrance 67d.

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