Kepler, Cameron B., 1964-1965
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84. 21 Dec. Winds calmed down to 50 mph. No flight to Ken. Sporadic squalls, fog & rain!! Jim & I walk the beach from BOO to Pickett Jet - from Pickett to Frigate Pt is closed. The surf must really have come up; as waves washed over close to 1000 yds of runway, covered rifle range, & flooded into woods behind cam dings. What a mess. All goonies on Pickett Pt gone - many abandoned nests on rifle range, where blowing sand has covered in some places to a depth of 4' or 5'. Found 2 fish balls up on the rifle range in a long pile of debris. More trees downed. It is very hard to estimate egg loss, as most eggs are buried under driftig sand & I have no count of nests before storm, but both Jim & I figure 500 nests lost along beaches & exposed areas with blowing sand.