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The hard wind and blowing sand seemed to have swept the beach clean of humans, birds, even high-tide detritus. In 38 years of walking the beach, I have never had so much sand blow into my face and mouth. Only 5 other people besides myself on the beach, only one flock of 40 Western sandpipers and 2 gulls for wildlife, and only small stones and old piles of kelp at the high-tide line. A new sand dune had formed just in front of the small cave in the bluff that, high above, houses the Face Rock parking area.

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

The only thing notable about the wildlife was the lack of it. I saw one flock of Western Sandpipers of about 40 birds, and 2 gulls. That was all.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Common Murre

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Small rocks.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal.

Actions & Comments

A sand dune had built up in front of the small cave at the base of the bluff where the parking lot is.

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