Mile 288 Report
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
June 20, 2005
Beach was again very clean and looked similar to previous visits.
Report Details
Beach was again very clean and looked similar to previous visits. Tide was pulling out during observation period. Debris was very minor, a piece of netting here or a bottle there.Overall, the beach looked beautiful, quiet, and relatively unspoiled as usual.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Birds observed: 4 adult Western gulls, 5 juvenile Western gulls, 2 turkey vultures (first time seen at the beach), 1 juvenile bald eagle, 2 American crows, 2 Caspian terns (also a first at this beach).
Driftline Content
Small rocks.
YaakovM
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Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.
Karen Schank
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
The weather is definitely turning.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautifully calm, warm, sunny day along mile 288.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There were 6 or more plovers and large accumulations of driftwood (both along the base and on top of the foredune cutbank).
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Saturday with a moderate north wind.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was great to see two separate families picking up beach trash/debris in the driftline from the most recent storms including in Mile 288!
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There was clear indications of active foredune erosion with visible cutbanks (see photo) and significant debris.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
Mid-winter day that seemed like spring.
YaakovM