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MILE 323 on 12/18/09   -   KERIHEVNER LOCATION Clatsop  •  Seaside CONDITIONS Friday 1:00 PM  •  Cloudy  •  53° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light  •  Tide: 5.8 ft HUMANS People: 50  •  Dogs: 10 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 48  •  Playing in surf: 2 CONCERNS Fire  •  Litter DISTURBANCES Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS Over the course of earlier in the month, have witnessed people harvesting razor clams at the shoreline (particularly after dark) NOTABLE WILDLIFE DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: A cormorant with no identification whose head appeared to be severed after death as there was a clean break at neck with the head lying nearby STRANDED FISH & INVERTS 1 completely intact herring that appeared to be freshly dead 3 Dungeness Crabs over the course of the month that were completely intact and freshly dead DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces  •  Plastic pellets  •  Land-based debris  •  Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY Human Activities: When weather is warm, this stretch of beach is usually fairly active with people who are primarily walking, although kite flying is also popular. Lots of dogs tend to be playing or walking off-leash. Children have been observed, particularly on weekends, playing in the sand or water. Shoreline Wildlife: Groups of up to approximately 50 shorebirds (Sanderlings?) often found at waterline feeding. Dead gulls are seen each trip, with an average of 2-3 per trip, and one dead cormorant was observed with head removed post-death. Several freshly dead Dungeness crabs have washed up, and have been observed as food for gulls. Gulls also have been feeding upon razor clams and sand dollars. Physical Changes: In the month since I have started, the physical environment of the beach has remained fairly consistent with the primary variable being the influence of wind and wave action upon the sand after a storm. OBSERVER kerihevner EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 12/24/09 3:59 AM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US