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Beach was really clean: I saw almost no trash or plastic. The Great blue heron, and Great egret were present along the creek. Dunes are still high; more grass tussocks in the dunes just west of the creek. There is a new sturdy boardwalk crossing to the beach from the Wayside parking area.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 20. Sitting: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8.

Notable Wildlife

It's always a treat to see the (resident?) Great Blue Heron, and Great Egret that fish along the creek

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

The creek shifts its "bed" around. Today it was mostly narrow (8'-12' across) and shallow south of the Starfish Inn; at north end it is split into several narrow rivulets, or spread across wide shallow areas.

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Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

June 23, 2023

*** Watch Note *** This is my first documentation of Mile 218 (Agate Beach) and I will use today's report as a baseline for reporting future changes.

Darlynd

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

June 22, 2019

I first attempted this survey on June 17.

dderickson

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

March 16, 2019

The beach is flat, i.

dderickson

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

December 6, 2018

Very few people on the beach; most of them arrived just prior to sunset (which was beautiful).

dderickson

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

November 12, 2018

Beautiful clear afternoon with no problems noticed.

Peacecoaster

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

September 11, 2018

Most of the people were at the north end of the beach.

dderickson

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

June 21, 2018

A lot of people on the beach this evening -- hard to keep count!

dderickson

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 218

Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek

April 29, 2018

Better late than never -- I missed reporting in March!

dderickson