Mile 332 Report

Location:

Clatsop

Columbia Beach, Camp Clatsop MR

Conditions:

Tuesday 10:45 AM

Foggy

66° F

Wind:

Calm/Light

Tide Level:

0.6 ft

Humans / Pets:

People:

2

Dogs:

1

Activities:

Concerns:

Apparent Violations:

Nothing noted.

Disturbances:

Vehicles:

Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed:

5

Activity Comments:

Notable Wildlife:

1 Great Blue Heron, Semipalm & Black-bellied Plovers, Sanderlings, Western & Least Sandpipers, Caspian Terns , lots of Western Gulls, a few Bald Eagles. 1 each dead & tattered Fried Egg & Lion's Mane Jellies, maybe a dozen or so small Moon Jellies.

Dead Birds:

Total:

0

Stranded:

Total:

0

Fish & Invertebrates:

1 dead Pacific Sand Lance.

Driftline:

Shells·Animal casings (e.g. crab, shrimp molt)·Wood pieces·Land-based debris (picnics, etc.)

Virtually no visible litter at all (we didn't bring a microscope to check for microplastic).

New Development:

Nothing noted.

Modifications:

Nothing noted.

Natural Changes:

Nothing noted.

Comments:

Summary:

In all a fine foggy morning to be on the Pacific coast, with nothing unusual to report.