Report Details

Very light driftline of small rocks and some wood pieces. 26 Snowy Plovers, flocks of Sanderlings, Dunlins and Least Sandpipers foraging at surfline. Dead birds included one dead Western Grebe and one Brown Pelican. Beach slope of 5 degrees. Little beach debris. Tractor moving slowly down beach and removing sand from the Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Site. A large piece of a dock washed up on beach. Wind of 6.2-9.4 mph. Air and ocean temperatures of 59 and 49.7 degrees F, respectively. Low human impact (1) walking with two small dogs.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 1. Caterpillar coming down the beach and then plowing the Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Area while we were in the area.

Notable Wildlife

26 Snowy Plovers sitting in caterpillar tracks and in the high sand areas. Flocks of Sanderlings, Dunlins and Least Sandpipers foraging at the surfline.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. One Western Grebe and one Brown Pelican.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Wood pieces. very light driftline.

Natural Changes

Beach slope of 5 degrees.

Actions & Comments

Caterpillar tractor moving down the beach and reoving sand from the Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Site. A postion of a dock washed up on the northern end of the mile.

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June 9, 2013

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March 19, 2013

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November 24, 2012

European beachgrass dominated the driftline.

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September 18, 2012

Shells, rocks, crab carapaces, a few kelp/algae, wood, green phytoplankton scum, broken sand dollars in driftline.

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June 17, 2012

Light driftline of many Ctenophores, small rocks, a few shells and crab carapaces, one Sea Star and pieces of the flowering plant, Lasthenia maritima.

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December 30, 2011

Light driftline with fresh water aquatic plants- Myriophyllum (Water Milfoil), terrestrial plant debris-stems, leaves and needles and saltwater plants, Phyllospadix (Surfgrass)and Eelgrass, Zostera.

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Mile 97

September 19, 2011

The beach consisted of a high ridge of accumulated sand with a six degree slope and lagoons in the runnel.

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