Report Details

Light driftline of many Ctenophores, small rocks, a few shells and crab carapaces, one Sea Star and pieces of the flowering plant, Lasthenia maritima. A big rope tangle on the dry sand. One Caspian Tern flying north, one Whimbrel foraging on beach, three banded Snowy Plover foraging on beach, one Sanderling, one Ring-billed Gull and a Harbor Seal swimming offshore. One piece of peat in the driftline. Beach flat with slope of 2 degrees. Ripetide embayment on south end of mile. Air and ocean temperatures of 77 and 59 degrees, respectively. Wind of 12.1 mph from the NW. Sky overcast with intermittant fog. Four people walking the beach. A Snowy plover host picking up beach trash.

Conditions

Temperature: 77 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Walking or running: 4. Other Activities: 1-picking up trash..

Notable Wildlife

1 Caspian Tern flying north, 1 Whimbrel foraging on beach, 3 banded Snowy Plover foraging on beach, 1 Sanderling, 1 Ring-billed Gull and a Harbor Seal swimming in the surf.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. a big rope tangle ,Lasthenia maritima, Ctenohores, 1 Sea Star

Natural Changes

A large amount of drift logs on south end of mile.

Actions & Comments

One piece of peat in the driftline. Beach slope of 2 degrees. Ocean temperature of 59 degrees. Ripetide embayment on south end of mile.

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Mile 97

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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Mile 97

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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