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MILE 299 on 10/8/10   -   HALLEE LOCATION Tillamook  •  South end Manzanita Beach CONDITIONS Friday  •  Sunny  •  70° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the SW  •  Tide: 6.5 ft HUMANS People: 33  •  Dogs: 4 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 30  •  Playing in surf: 3  •  Playing in sand: 4  •  Sitting: 3  •  Photography: 15  •  Rockhunting: 2  •  kite flying CONCERNS Apparent violations: none DISTURBANCES VEHICLES ACTIV.COMMENTS people were just enjoying a nice day at the beach..... NOTABLE WILDLIFE no mammals, one pelagic cormorant, five Calf gulls, migrating birds too far out to see DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: probably dead Canada Goose STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS Unusual concentration a few remains of our earlier invasion of 'salps" or "pelagic tunicates" (jelly-like capsules which feed on plankton and float on ocean's currents). Earlier in the week much of the length of Manzanita Beach was covered with these creatures. luckily they mostly floated away before beginning to smell too much. DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS Dune Modification more bulldozing of sand away from dunes in front of houses. This time within a few hundred yards of mile 299 north end NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY A quiet day on mile 299. Recent winds had scoured beach so not much debris of any kind. The recent invasion of "salps" wasn't very obvious now. Most had washed away. photos to follow OBSERVER hallee EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 10/17/10 1:33 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US