Mile 116 Report
Seven Devils cliffs, Cape Arago South Cove
June 27, 2021
A lovely day during a minus tide event had many visiting the tidepools.
Report Details
A lovely day during a minus tide event had many visiting the tidepools. I found my first Sea Cucumber! Also got several views of a lemon dorid. Did a Sea Star survey and did not find any wasted Sea Stars. A gorgeous day and minus tide exposing beautiful boa kelp and and the summer season seems to have provided a nice increase in the kelp plant life.
Conditions
Temperature: 61 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: -1.8 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 35. Playing in surf: 4. Tidepooling: 29. Fishing: 2.
Other Activities: Lots of people taking advantage of the minus tide and fair weather. Everyone well behaved..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 11.
Notable Wildlife
California Sea Cucumber, Pigeon Guillemots, Healthy population of Ochre Sea Stars. Found one deceased blood star, but did not show signs of wasting. Lemon Dorid.nudibranch
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Saw some upside down gumboot chitons.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass.
New Development
There is a small spring with small stream at the base of the main access trail. Now, maybe it has been this way I didn't notice in the more damp weather, but I think it is new.
Natural Changes
The typical slow erosion
The beautiful South Cove on a Sunny Sunday morning
Wondered what made these tracks, we thought it might be crabs
I took a picture of this unusual looking limpet only to find several smaller limpets attached after I cropped it.
So many pretty algae. I love the coralline algae.
My first Sea Cucumber I've found at South Cove
It was very active. I estimate at least 6 inches long.
Deceased Blood Star, Henrica
I thought this might be a sea anemone, but none of the others looked this way. I'm not sure what it is
Someone put this Sea Lemon down with this Gumboot Chiton
The Sea Lemon shortly unfurled it's gills
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The day before, there was a much lower tide and I thought everyone must have come that day, because I was the only one at the start, but more people kept coming as the day wore on.
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Seven Devils cliffs, Cape Arago South Cove
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A minus tide brought many visitors to South Cove, one group being led by Larry, a Oregon Shores board member.
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Two separate study groups were present, one measuring Gumboot Chitons and the surrounding algae and one studying sea urchins, ones living in pits versus ones not. I saw a couple families bringing their small children to South Cove, and a flock of pelicans.
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There was a beach hazard statement issued and I wanted to see what impact that would have as we were experiencing the first fine weather after so many weeks of cold rain. I was charmed by a family of six playing on the beach, the children even playing in the water.
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