August 19, 2025

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4 feet.

Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 13. Sitting: 5. My 23lb senior dog and I were walking high up from water line so I could make observations and take photos. A young, rambunctious dog starting charging 20 yards towards us. I yelled to the owners who were walking along the water to "get your dog!" multiple times but there was no action taken by the couple. The dog circled around then charged us fully from perhaps 70 yards away so I began screaming at them for help and to get their dog. The man slowly ambled over which took a few minutes while their young lab relentlessly pursued my overwhelmed dog, both entangling around my legs. He finally arrived and put the dog on leash, his female partner at a standstill across the beach. I implored him that the rules require his dog be under voice command and/or on leash and that this wasn't okay and quite upsetting. I also advised that there was another couple sitting on the beach ahead with a dog that also does not like to be approached. There was no reaction, no apology though my dog and I were quite shaken. The senior man let his dog off as soon as we separated and were going opposite ways. I continued to the end of this beach and turned around to go back. They remained about halfway down the beach at the waterline while their dog raced back and forth up to the top near the cliff and back to the water about 30 yards away, chasing shorebirds. He did put his dog back on leash when we drew closer so I was relieved for that. It was quite upsetting, being in a less populated area of the beach without anyone else around and at the mercy and indifference to these pet owners. My dog is reactive when threatened; we are fortunate that this dog was not but just rather out of control with nonplussed owners.

Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs

Three whimbrels

Visible retreat of solid bluff. We had heavy rain five days ago which seems to have caused small and larger rock slides along much of the cliffs from the southern end to about halfway down.