Report Details

The beach is now very long, with the sand high against the cliffs.  The wrack is full of crab and sand shrimp shells.  20 people were there today, with 3 biking on the hard sand and 2 riding horses.  Little wood was visable.  There were no dead birds or human debris.  A group of about 50 gulls was resting on the sand and pelicans were fishing in the waves, but no flocks of shorebirds were around.  The area where the dunes had been bulldozed to enhance the habitat for the snowy plover is growing grass back.  And the zone set aside throughout this mile to protect the nesting for the plover is mostly undamage although there were a few dog tracks moving through from the back dunes. It was a good day to walk the beach with no problems to report.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Walking or running: 15. Other Activities: 3 biking, 2 on horses.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10.

Notable Wildlife

Group of about 50 gulls on the beach. Pelicans fishing in waves

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal.

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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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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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