Mile 218 - Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek - December 6, 2018

Report Details

Very few people on the beach; most of them arrived just prior to sunset (which was beautiful). The beach was clear, clean, very little wrack, and the dunes have largely flattened out. Not a scientific assessment, but it felt like a very peaceful place to be. The surf was beautiful with long, even waves breaking, and spume flying off the crests due to the east wind. There was a possible sub-adult (shorter bill) snowy egret fishing along the creek. I couldn't see its feet, nor could I get a clear shot with my phone camera, but it wasn't as large as a great egret, or as small as a cattle egret.

Conditions

Temperature: 44 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 11.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7.

Notable Wildlife

Possible Snowy egret (vagrant?)

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. feathers, numerous moon jellies, hydroids, plastic pieces and container tops