Report Details

Beach was very clean. Parking lot was plowed out, making dunes around the edges of the lot that were higher than the cars. Also the entrance was newly paved part way into the beach.Interesting to see racoon tracks along the beach among the rocks.Last Oct. on about the same date, we didn't see any pelicans flying by at all. This time we saw 65.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 12.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

65 pelicans in small groups migrating south, 400 California Gulls at river entrance, 2 Oyster Catchers, racoon tracks along the wet sand in the rocks near the water.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

August 23, 2023

When we arrived in the parking lot it was almost full but people seemed to be leaving.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

June 12, 2023

It was a lovely day but the sand is gone from all but the first part of the beach so the rest is cobbles, making it hard to walk.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

October 17, 2022

A lovely, mainly sunny day without wind.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

August 18, 2022

The day was very foggy so we didn't expect to see many birds but were very surprised to see 18 species, which has only happened two other times since 2003.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

June 20, 2022

A sunny, very windy day that brought out a lot of people to enjoy the beach, mostly staying in the first sandy area.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

February 11, 2022

It was a beautiful clear day and the wind only started up about 3 in the afternoon.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

October 14, 2021

Florence had some rain but when we got to the mile it was just overcast and kept getting brighter.

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S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside

August 30, 2021

A lovely day and the summer sand is still there making it easy to walk.

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