Report Details

A quiet but cold day on the beach. There was some ice on the sand and icicles hanging from the rocks. Very rare to see ice like this. I was also doing the dead bird survey. Found one plastic bucket- quite large - covered in algae growth as if it had been in the water a long time. I could not carry it since my back is bothering me. A few Song Sparrows hopping on the rocks Coyote tracks in a straight line following the cliff edge of the beach.

Conditions

Temperature: 40 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 6. A brisk, cold morning and people just walking and enjoying the sunshine and no wind

Concerns

Apparent violations: none tis day.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

few birds- just gulls. very little if any seaweed. A few dead sand crabs on beach .

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 2. 1 Cassin's Auklet1 Western Grebe

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Sand crabs

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls.

Actions & Comments

no- The second cave going north from the parking lot seems to have more fallen boulders

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Mile 184

N of Ocean Beach Picnic Area, S of Squaw Creek

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It was a partly sunny day on Ocean Beach.

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