Report Details

Beach slope of 3 degrees Transverse dunes on high beach Very light wrackline with feathers, with small amounts of sea lettuce (Ulva), eel grass (Zostera) and Sea Palm (Postelsia) Shells on the beach (Macoma, large clam, Cockle, oyster, pacific razor clam) Polyorchis Jelly in wrackline

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Bald Eagle, Brown Pelican, Ring-bill Gull

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. Sooty Shearwater 1Cackling Goose 1

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. Whole/broken sand dollars

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal. Tranverse dunes, dunes migrating landward

Actions & Comments

Beach slope of 3 degreesTransverse dunes on high beachVery light wrackline with feathers, with small amounts of sea lettuce (Ulva), eel grass (Zostera) and Sea Palm (Postelsia)Shells on the beach (Macoma, large clam, Cockle, oyster, pacific razor clam)Polyorchis Jelly in wrackline

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September 26, 2020

Not much to report.

Kit Kirk

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December 4, 2018

It was a beautiful, sunny day on a clean and quiet beach!

Kit Kirk

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June 18, 2018

Collected some debris.

Kit Kirk

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January 13, 2018

Happy to see such a clean beach.

Kit Kirk

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December 18, 2017

Llive gulls and sandpipers.

Kit Kirk

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September 4, 2017

There was nothing outstanding in my walk on the beach this time.

Kit Kirk

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January 16, 2017

Live gull and sandpipers.

Kit Kirk

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October 21, 2016

Nothing new or unusual out there today.

Kit Kirk