Mile 286 Report
Bayocean Peninsula south of Bayocean site
February 18, 2024
Recent king tides encroaching onto and undercutting fore dune. More debris than usual. A few shore birds Little human activity Large "octopus tree" I have been following has rotated again and the trunk now points NE. I continue to take photo facing N and S at the high tide line at the MP 29 sign entrance to the beach
Report Details
Recent king tides encroaching onto and undercutting fore dune. High tide had clearly covered vegetation (dune grass) More debris than usual. Plastic items that had been in the ocean a while. A few shore birds Little human activity Large "octopus tree" I have been following has rotated again and the trunk now points NE. The GPS reading screenshot is of the base of the tree position to better document its movement over time I continue to take photo facing N and S at the high tide line at the MP 29 sign entrance to the beach
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1. Other Activities: Quiet day after a stormy and windy couple of days . Only one walker noted.
Notable Wildlife
16 grey gulls at waters edge 4 sanderlings feeding at high tide line
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Both partially dismembered and covered with sand. Unable to identify
Driftline Content
Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Collected a number of large plastic items today that had clearly been in the ocean a while evidenced by presence of small barnacles and shells attached Toy squirt gun, several pieces of plastic crate 3 plastic water bottles Many bottle caps and small pieces of plastic rope. The primary driftwood line was high up the beach near the edge of the dunes
Natural Changes
Foredune had several places where it had been undercut and high tide line was clearly above the vegetated foredune
Report Images
Helen Welch
CoastWatcher
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