Report Details

It was a beautiful day with a light wind from the southwest bringing some haze and clouds. The beach has been eroded and a great deal of wood either exposed or brought in on the tides. A few large trees were in the waves or recent additions on the sand. Nothing was visable at the driftline. There were 25 people with 4 dogs walking or running on the beach but only 7 cars in the parking lot. No gulls were around but a large number of shorebirds were nestled among the woody branches. No bird carcasses were found, and little human debris.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 25. Very little human debris

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Notable Wildlife

No gulls. Large number of shorebirds resting among the wood debris.

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Mile 297

October 22, 2023

The sky was mostly cloudy with some patches of fog and noticeable blobs of sea foam on wet sand.

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September 4, 2023

A nice warm partly cloudy day with a large group enjoying the picnic area by the parking lot.

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June 6, 2023

It was a blustery sunny day with 3 horse back riders and one walker on the beach.

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March 18, 2023

A nice bright day with a large group of birders from 30 cars looking for Snowy Plovers when I started but only 13 people walking or sitting on the beach on my way back.

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Mile 297

December 15, 2022

This was a sunny, cold, blustery day with 8 people and 2 dogs walking or biking(1) on the extensive beach.

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September 6, 2022

This was a sunny calm day with few people on the beach.

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June 15, 2022

This was a nice day with clouds and little wind.

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March 8, 2022

This was a nice cloudy day with only 4 cars in the parking lot and four people on the beach, one with a dog.

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