November 15, 2024

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 4 feet.

Number of people: 10. Walking or running: 10. Other Activities: looking for agates..

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

The resident harbor seals were very visible, initially frolicking in the surf and increasingly moving to the rocks offshore from the parking area to rest. There were 35-40 seals dozing on the rocks by 3 pm. There were many gulls at the site and a few cormorants. Some orange seastars were visible at the north end of the north beach by the time I left and seemed very healthy, but I could not get close enough to see them clearly. There was a considerable number of small, translucent sea jellies (or fragments) of some sort washed up on the beach.

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). There was much more debris in the wrack line than in the past, consisting mainly of small pieces of plastic. There were also a few small logs floating in the surf.

Steps down bluff. The paths from the parking area to the south beach have become increasingly eroded and dangerous. The upper path now is especially dangerous, particularly in wet weather. The lower path has eroded so much over time that most of it now is flat, ironically making it safer than the upper path.

The erosion of sand from the north and south beaches I have noted in previous reports has largely been reversed, as of now. This may be a seasonal fluctuation.