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Shells, small rocks, broken sand dollars, leather Bryozoa, Hydrozoa, the vascular plants, Lasthenia and Zostera and a little kelp/algae in the driftline. Two large aggregations of crab and barnacle molt. Ridge/runnel formation with ridge slope of 6 degrees. Riptide embayment at northern end of beach. Patches of surf foam on beach. 15 Ring-billed Gulls, 3 Western Gulls, 2 Whimbrels, 1 Glaucous-winged Gull, Barn Swallows along and over over beach. Brown Pelican and Caspian Tern flying offshore. Air and ocean temperture of 60 and 56 degrees, respectively. Wind of 3.4 mph. Low human impact (3)-walking.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3.

Notable Wildlife

15 Ring-billed Gulls, 3 Western Gulls, 3 Caspian Terns, and Brown Pelicans flying over the ocean along the beach. 2 Whimbrels, 1 Glaucous-winged Gull, Barn Swallows flying over beach.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. Broken Sand Dollars.

Natural Changes

sand ridge/runnel formation.

Actions & Comments

Two large aggregations of carb and barnacle molt in beach runnel. Small amount of Fucus, Nereocystis, Cystoseira, Postelsia, Egregia, Ulva, Halosaccion and the vascular plants, Lasthinia and Zostera were in the driftline. Riptide embayment at northern end of mile. Patches of surf foam on beach. Air and ocean temperture of 60 and 56 degrees F, respectively. Wind speed of 3.4 mph. Sand ridge of 6 degree slope.

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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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