Mile 324 Report
Seaside north
November 13, 2007
Many people on beach enjoying the warm sunny day in contrast to the cold windy and wet previous day.
Report Details
Many people on beach enjoying the warm sunny day in contrast to the cold windy and wet previous day. High tides and winds left 6 dead seabirds (petrels?) at and beyond the high water line.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 8.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Walking or running: 11. Sitting: 1. I walked in from the prom, did not check the one parking lot.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 6. No leg bands observed. All were tube nosed, I think petrels. They appeared to be brought in by high tides and wind storm of the night before.
Driftline Content
Shells.
Man-made Modifications
the former straight line beach is tending now to form a shalllow bay
Actions & Comments
High winds reported at 84 MPH the previous night had obviously blown sand from the southwest scraping some area and driving more sand into the dune grasses.
NHolmes
CoastWatcher
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