Mile 212 Report
Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek
December 31, 2011
New Year's Eve, the first nice day after several stormy days, brought out more than the usual number of people (18) walking or jogging and enjoying the beach.
Report Details
New Year's Eve, the first nice day after several stormy days, brought out more than the usual number of people (18) walking or jogging and enjoying the beach. It was a good day for raptor sightings, with flyovers by a Red-tailed Hawk, a Cooper's Hawk, and an adult Bald Eagle. The beach is still covered with sand and clean, with only bits of plastic and short pieces of plastic rope in the driftline. Several fairly large sand and rock falls and vegetation undercuts indicate continuing bluff erosion below houses. No trace of the beach hut that was there in October, but someone had written in the sand: I (heart) the Beach!
Conditions
Temperature: 42 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 18. Lots of people enjoying the first nice day after a series of rainy days, 17 walking, 1 jogging.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Bald EAgle (Adult), 2 Western Gulls, 3 Glaucous-winged Gulls, 1 Crow, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet; no mammals, no inverts or seaweed
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
none
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
none
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls.
Actions & Comments
no
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