Mile 288 Report
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
March 30, 2003
A generally quiet day with no noticeable changes on the beach from last visit in November of 2002.
Report Details
A generally quiet day with no noticeable changes on the beach from last visit in November of 2002. Plenty of shorebirds and two diving ducks with problems. Driftline content and debris was light.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Walking or running: 4.
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Bird life included large flocks (300 +) of peeps including Western sandpipers and dunlin. Also noted several Western gulls. Two birds were behaving atypically: one male surf scoter was sitting on the beach while one male bufflehead waddled on the sand with what appeared to be a broken right wing. The bufflehead eventually settled on sand in the rocks of the south jetty.
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam.
Actions & Comments
Driftline content contained light ocean-based human debris: bottles, plastic containers, styrofoam, etc. small rocks and broken shells are more in the area between low and high tide lines.
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Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was an incredibly busy day for Mile 288 the day before the snowy plover nesting season began! I was glad to see DOGAMI and OPRD on-site, and appreciated OPRD's willingness to haul the debris I collected back to their dumpsters. It was also exciting to see so many plovers in the wet sand.
Karen Schank
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
The weather is definitely turning.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautifully calm, warm, sunny day along mile 288.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There were 6 or more plovers and large accumulations of driftwood (both along the base and on top of the foredune cutbank).
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Saturday with a moderate north wind.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
It was great to see two separate families picking up beach trash/debris in the driftline from the most recent storms including in Mile 288!
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
There was clear indications of active foredune erosion with visible cutbanks (see photo) and significant debris.
SchankK
Mile 288
Bayocean Peninsula, Kincheloe Point
Mid-winter day that seemed like spring.
YaakovM