Mile 100 Report
November 3, 2009
Despite being a sunny, warm, nearly windless day, the beach at Mile 100 was nearly empty.
Report Details
Despite being a sunny, warm, nearly windless day, the beach at Mile 100 was nearly empty. Only 2 people and 1 dog. High tide a few hours earlier than my visit had swept the beach nearly clean, only a few strands of bull kelp in the wrack line, along with a small miscellaneous of ocean detritus. Twenty-three shorebirds--probably surfbirds squabbled and played on off-shore rocks while Brown Pelicans flew up and down the coast over the breakers. One Harbor Seal. All in all, a beautiful, quiet day on Mile 100.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 1. Sitting: 1. Other Activities: Sketching or Reading. A warm, beautiful day, but no one was at this beach
Notable Wildlife
1 harbor seal, 23 shorebirds (probably surfbirds but the angle of the sun made it very difficult to see colors), Brown Pelicans flying up and down coast over breakers (seems late in the year for Brown Pelicans to be here)
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
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