Mile 218 Report
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
September 28, 2017
Beach was really clean: I saw almost no trash or plastic.
Report Details
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.
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
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings or molts, 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.
dderickson
CoastWatcher
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Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
We had a few people ask us what we were doing.
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Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
*** 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.
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Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
I first attempted this survey on June 17.
dderickson
