Mile 245 Report
July 30, 2017
Report Details
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Tide Level: 1.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 86. Number of dogs: 13. Walking or running: 44. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 7. Sitting: 1. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 2. Other Activities: Bike riding on the beach - 1 Kite flying - 1. The man made driftwood structure/art project seems to have grown a bit.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. seagull
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Windswept and high tide through the night, the beach was pristine and glorious this morning in perfect summertime conditions.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune.
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Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.
LisaBC
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Just wanted to say there have been a lot of brown pelicans this season, more than I've ever seen, and I'm wondering if they will stay for the winter?
TerryH