Report Details

This was a beautiful day with 24 people and 5 dogs out walking the beach. The sand had been pulled out enough for many medium and large sized pieces of wood to be exposed. This wood is high above a long flat beach. There were no unusual organisms, tracks or disturbances. However, there was a large number of plastic and glass bottles, with very little other types of human debris. No flocks of birds were in evidence, only nine bird carcasses, most above the wrack line and intact. Seven were Rhinoceros Auklets, one a Cassin's Auklet, and one a Tufted Puffin.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.

Human Activities

Number of people: 24. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 24.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 9. 7 Rhinoceros Auklets, 1 Cassin's Auklet, 1 Tufted Puffin

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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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