Report Details

The rock walls appear to have been scoured of small blue mussels and the only sea star noted was in a depression at the top of a rock at the western edge of the beach, which also appeared to be part of a healthy community with anemone. A discussion with Fawn and Rangers at Cape Perpetua Visitor center said this is a result of strong storms during the winter. Cape Cove beach was surprisingly clean of trash, even among the higher rocks where trash is easily trapped. A good number of people were walking the trails and exploring the rocks on a cloudy, but pleasant day.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 45. Walking or running: 40. Sitting: 5. Photography: 4. Tidepooling: 10. large percentage of out of state cars

Concerns

Apparent violations: none noted.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 40.

Notable Wildlife

2 oystercatchers noted on Cape Cove beach

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. small black, quite disintegrated, little remaining besides feathers and a few bones

Driftline Content

driftline hard to identify, no clear line

Natural Changes

erosion noted but small

Actions & Comments

as in previous report, noted that Cape Cove creek has moved a bit to the north. Logs moved by the ocean are now higher in the cove, which makes it easier to get down to the sand. The lower step to the beach has been washed away, still no issue to get to the beach. There was surprisingly little trash on the beach.

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Mile 190

December 26, 2019

A beautiful day at the coast at Cape Perpetua, very strong winds, tide remains high 2 hours following high tide, Devils Churn full of water, foam whipped to consistency of whipped cream.

LyndaC

Mile 190

February 10, 2019

I normally don't report on Mile 190 but since I've been a volunteer naturalist/interpretive ranger at Cape Perpetua since 2008, I can report on those things that have been changing over the years.

oldMGguy

Mile 190

December 26, 2018

Visited the ocean December 26th, a damp, showery day with small number of visitors.

LyndaC

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Mile 190

March 10, 2018

Beautiful day at the beach, large number of people enjoying nature.

LyndaC

Mile 190

December 17, 2017

I have been a volunteer naturalist ranger, trail crew, trash-picker-upper at the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area since 2008.

oldMGguy

Mile 190

July 18, 2017

A beautiful July day, the coast  being enjoyed by a large number of people, Devil's Churn parking lot filled.

LyndaC

Mile 190

June 4, 2017

 a beautiful day, and a large number of visitors

LyndaC

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Mile 190

April 12, 2016

The rock walls appear to have been scoured of small blue mussels and the only sea star noted was in a depression at the top of a rock at the western edge of the beach, which also appeared to be part of a healthy community with anemone.

LyndaC