Report Details

European beachgrass dominated the driftline. A few Bull Kelp, Sea Palm and oak acorns also were present. Broken Sand Dollars and shells also present in the driftline. Twenty-two Snowy Plover resting on the beach with six Least Sandpipers. Two large flocks of Sanderlings foraging on the wet sand. Huge washup of the Pelagic snail, Carinaria, as well as a small number of another pelagic snail, Cliopsis. Three salps, Thetys, Salpa and Dolioletta were in the driftline with the latter present in large numbers. Small sticks and a few rocks. One dead California Sea Lion. One dead Pacific Loon, one dead Northern Fulmar and two dead Western Grebe. One Dead Grebe consumed by a raptor. Beach slope of 5 degrees. Air and ocean temperatures of 55 and 54 degrees, respectively. Wind speed of 4.7 mph. Two people and one dog on the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2.

Notable Wildlife

22 Snowy Plover, 6 Least Sandpipers and large flocks of Sanderlings

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 3. 1 Pacific Loon, 2 Western Grebe (1 consumed by a raptor), 1 Northern Fulmar- Dark Phase

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. California Sea Lion

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Salps: Thetys vagina, Salpa maxima and Dolioletta gegenbauriPelagic snails: Carinaria cristata, Cliopsis krohni and Clio andreae

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces. Broken Sand Dollars, European beachgrass, a few oak acorns.

Actions & Comments

Beach slope of 5 degrees. Air and ocean temperatures of 55 and 54 degrees, respectively. Wind speed of 4.7 mph.

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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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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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