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High tide surge appears to have cleaned the beach of debris, and took out at least two snowy plover nests that were high on the beach.  Small woody debris and some large logs were moved up to the high tide line.

Conditions

Temperature: 51 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Surfing: 6. Other Activities: No other walkers, just the two of us. Surfers!. Surfers finding creative ways to get to the waves.

Notable Wildlife

Snowy Plover paired up, but at least two nests failed on South Beach due to Friday night's high tide surge.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Wood pieces. High tide seemed to wipe the beach clean, very little debris, mostly small sticks and a few large logs.

Natural Changes

This winter didn't seem to remove beach sand at dunes as in years before. The sand slopes right near the top of the dunes in many places.

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