Report Details

This was a cool, blustery day with the sun peeking out just overhead.  There was no human activity on the beach but there were 4 cars in the parking lot.  The beach is long and clean except for the seaweed and small velella in the driftline.  The cliffs of sand mixed with wood are quite tall in some areas.  And the area that has been bulldozed south towards the jetty still seems stark even though the beach grass is sprouting up again.  No bird carcasses were found, and no snowy plovers although some pairs have been sighted by others.  Except for a few Vultures, Whimbrels, Crows, Gulls and shorebirds, there was not much activity on this mile.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass. Velella Velella - small ones all along the driftline.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal. The dunes starting from halfway between the parking lot and the jetty almost to the jetty have been leveled to encourage snowy plover nesting. The European beachgrass that was removed is already returning. However, there have been sightings of the plovers which is encouraging.

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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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