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Lots less trash than previously. Plastic bottles were prevalent, but I actually saw no Styrofoam. Animal casings, kelp/algae, wood pieces and land-based debris in the driftline. More cormorants on headlands and more than 100 Brown Pelicans flying and resting on rocks in area. Two Puffins were sighted in a group of sea birds floating off shore. Fourteen dead birds, most of them Common Murre, were the most unusual observation. One dead California Sea Lion. Beach well-filled with sand. Cliff continues to erode. Low human impact (2)-walking with one dog.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. Inaccessible beach for motor vehicles

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Osprey have definitely moved out. More cormorants moving east on head lands. A few weeks ago a friend and I counted more than 100 brown pelicans flying and resting on the rocks in the area. In a group of sea birds floating off shore I thought I saw two Puffins in the group. Is that possible this time of year?

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 14. Have never seen so many dead birds on this beach. I think most of them were Common Murres, although some were too decomposed to tell. There was one gull.

Stranded Marine Mammals

One dead sea lion

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

none noted

Natural Changes

Visible retreat of solid bluff. The cliff about 2 yards from what I think is the last house on the beach continues to erode. When are they going to move that house?

Actions & Comments

no. The beach is well-filled in this year with sand.

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April 15, 2017

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January 14, 2017

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August 31, 2016

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April 24, 2016

First time surveying this beach.

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