Mile 280 Report
North of Happy Camp, south of Oceanside
December 21, 2011
Beautiful December day at the beach.
Report Details
Beautiful December day at the beach. Families enjoying the winter holidays in unexpected sunshine. Dogs are mostly well-behaved and under voice control. Little signs of using leashes but no one seems to mind.Winter storms seem to have brought down a couple of large rocks close to the cliff wall.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 12. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 2. Lots of tracks going up and down a sand slide that goes from the top of the bluff to the beach.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
15 gulls in the surf11 gulls on the beach
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 dead sea gull--looks like predator got it. Belly cavity eaten
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
several small jellyfish in the drift line
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). beach grass
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
Actions & Comments
2 foot ledge developed between the flat beach and the bottom of the dune/cliff edge especially along the stabilization fence below the housing development at the top of the bluff.
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