Mile 287 - Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2 - September 16, 2023

Report Details

A lovely, busy day at the beach on this sunny, late summer SOLVE clean up day. Very little trash encountered; deposited what was picked up in two bags at the southern end of the mile and reported the location to the State Parks ranger so they could be retrieved. Lots of folks out enjoying the afternoon - counting us, there were 41 people on the mile during our visit. There were numerous family groups of varying sizes as well as couples and singles, most of whom were accompanied by dogs. One group of 4 men were setting up a campsite. Other than brown pelicans skimming along the waves and a couple small groups of shorebirds, no notable wildlife sightings. The summer sand accretion has filled in the previously eroded sections of the foredune. All was well on mile 287!

Conditions

Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 41. Number of dogs: 13. Walking or running: 33. Sitting: 4. Other Activities: 4 men were setting up a campsite in the adjacent dunes. A busy day on the beach! Lots of folks enjoying a sunny late summer day. Most were strolling along the tideline, several were sitting along the foredune watching the surf.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 23.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. common murre, no leg bands or tags

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. broken pieces of jellyfish, a few intact moon jellies

Natural Changes

Sand accretion over summer has filled in the eroded sections of foredune

C Nelson

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Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

March 17, 2024

The cloudy marine layer that was present when we first arrived eventually burned off, providing us with a pleasant but breezy sunny afternoon for our visit. 1) We encountered an intact hull of a fiberglass boat on the mid-section of the mile; photos and location information was provided to the State Park Ranger so it could be retrieved from the beach. 2) There had been a massive influx of velella velella (by-the-wind sailors) washed ashore several days before our visit. 3) Given the number of folks in the parking area when we arrived, we had expected to see more folks on mile 287 but encountered just a typical number of visitors. 4) There was more detritus on the beach than we've seen in recent previous visits.

C NELSON