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MILE 297 on 3/3/12   -   NEHALEMBAY LOCATION Tillamook  •  Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP CONDITIONS Saturday  •  Sunny  •  50° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light HUMANS People: 24  •  Dogs: 5 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 24 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 7 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE DEAD BIRDS Total: 9  •  Signs of oil: 0  •  Entanglement: 0  •  Species/names: 7 Rhinoceros Auklets, 1 Cassin's Auklet, 1 Tufted Puffin STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY This was a beautiful day with 24 people and 5 dogs out walking the beach. The sand had been pulled out enough for many medium and large sized pieces of wood to be exposed. This wood is high above a long flat beach. There were no unusual organisms, tracks or disturbances. However, there was a large number of plastic and glass bottles, with very little other types of human debris. No flocks of birds were in evidence, only nine bird carcasses, most above the wrack line and intact. Seven were Rhinoceros Auklets, one a Cassin's Auklet, and one a Tufted Puffin. OBSERVER NehalemBay EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 3/10/12 4:54 PM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US