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MILE 198 on 2/7/10   -   BAHNGARTEN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Beachside State Park to Reynolds Creek CONDITIONS Sunday 12:00 PM  •  Sunny  •  52° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the S  •  Tide: 0 ft HUMANS People: 3 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS Beachside State Park is still closed for winter, so no cars. We did see evidence that someone had been clam digging earlier in the morning. NOTABLE WILDLIFE We observed a group of about 150 Sanderlings at waterline just north of Beaver Creek. DEAD BIRDS Total: 0 STRANDED Total: 1  •  One dead California Sea Lion on the beach at high driftline just south of Beachside State Park. FISH & INVERTS None, but sand fleas were prevalent. DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces Human based debris was actually light. There was quite a bit of small wood debris, twigs,etc. NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Erosion of vegetated foredune  •  Evidence of wave overtopping Some slight slippage of vegetated foredune south of the park. There was evidence of wave overtopping on private land and most of the park for the whole mile...some torn vegetation. We also noticed greater numbers of big logs beached high up against COMMENTS No actions taken...the changes appear to be from recent high surf. SUMMARY Wide distribution of logs along banks from high surf. One dead California Sea Lion. About 150 Sanderling foraging at waterline. OBSERVER bahngarten EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 2/7/10 2:58 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US