Oregon
Warning Issued Over Mystery Beach Clumps-'Avoid Touching'
Around 10 birds have been found covered in oil, and a dead whale has now washed ashore in Oregon, however it is not certain if the incidents are related.
Lumps of tar have been mysteriously washing ashore along Washington and Oregon beaches, and officials do not know why.
Officials first noticed the tar from an unknown source, washing up near Beards Hollow in Washington, on May 19. At the same time, b... [2976 chars]