Report Details

Shells, crab casings, kelp/algae, Sea Grass, broken Sand Dollars, a few Sea Jellies, many worm casings and small rocks in driftline. Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging on beach. Two Snowy Plover on the dry sand. Caspian Terns flying over surf and Brown Pelicans on ocean. Ridge and runnel formation occurring. Beach slope of 4-13 degrees. Wind speed of 6.3 mph from NW. Air and ocean temperature of 58 and 53 degrees F., respectively. Low human impact (1)-Snowy Plover predator control on ATV.

Conditions

Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Other Activities: Snowy Plover Predator Control on ATV.. Snowy Plover Predator Control on ATV.

Vehicles

ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in surf. Caspian Terns flying over surf and Brown Pelicans on ocean. Two Snowy Plovers sighted on dry sand.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. Broken Sand Dollars, a few sea jellies and many worm tubes.

Natural Changes

Ridge and runnel formation.

Actions & Comments

Kelp and algae in the drifline were Fucus (Rockweed), Nereocystis (Bull Kelp), Alaria (Ribbon Kelp), Egregia (Feather Boa Kelp), Mazzaella (Iridescent Seaweed), Cystoseira (Northern Bladder Chain), Hymenena (Black-lined Red Seaweed), and Postelsia palmaeformis (Sea Palm). Much tangled Sea Grass, Zostera. Beach slope of 4 to 13 degrees.

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December 8, 2013

A nearly nonexistent driftline with just a few Chrysaora jellies and a few small rocks.

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June 9, 2013

A light diftline of a few Postelsia, some Fucus, Ulva, Hymenena and Nereocystis, crab molts, broken Sand Dollars, jellies, the Ctenophore, Pleurobrachia, the Tunicate, Salpa maxima and Phyllospadix, surfgrass.

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March 19, 2013

Sparse driftline of small rocks, a few shells and broken Sand Dollars, one clump of Bull Kelp (Nereocystis) and a few strands of Macrocystis.

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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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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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