Report Details

The beach was flat with a great deal of pollen and sea grass at the surflines. Several groups of shorebirds were busy along the sand. A hurt gull, a struggling cormorant, and three dead birds were spotted. There were many horse tracks in the sand. Unfortunately, an ATV had driven down the beach earlier in the day. Otherwise everything looked normal for this time of year, with a few people and dogs enjoying the day.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 2. Other Activities: Horseback riding 5.

Concerns

Apparent violations: One ATV track.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. 1 sooty Shearwater2 Common Murres

Driftline Content

Pollen and sea grass

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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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