Report Details

This was a nice partly cloudy early fall morning with a strong breeze from the south.  The beach sand is high, and extends far out creating a long gentle slope.  The large logs along the dunes are still mostly covered, with a foredune gradually building behind them.  7 cars were in the parking lot.  5 horseback riders and 3  people walking were on the beach.  There were only 3 shorebirds seen, and one vulture.  The Pelicans are migrating south, some stopping to fish in this area. 4 carcasses were identified, 2 Murres and 2 crows.  One of the Murres was quite small and could have been a Murrelet.  There was no indication of any vehicle traffic or man-made changes.

Conditions

Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 3. Other Activities: 5 people were horseback riding.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Notable Wildlife

1 Vulture, 3 shorebirds, a few Pelicans flying south

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 4. 2 Common Murre, one could be a Murrelet 2 American Crows

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Unusual concentration. Many large crab shells

Driftline Content

High tide wrack had patches of seaweed, current driftline had no wrack

New Development

Foredune continues to build in this area

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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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