Mile 307 Report
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
August 13, 2013
Clean beach, much new sand.
Report Details
Clean beach, much new sand.Large deposits of crab casings amid bundles of tangled seaweed and fine (shrimp?) casings along the drift line.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 10. Playing in sand: 5. observing tide pools
Notable Wildlife
bits of crab shells all along the drift line.A few pelicans skimming the waves, couple hundred murres on the large Gull Rock. Brown jelly fish here and there.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Unusual concentration. large deposits of crab carapaces and parts, presumably from molting, in two locations. Large clumps of seaweed entangled with crab shells.Huge number of small (2 inch) translucent casings (worms?). see photos
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Actions & Comments
I called the Marine biology dept. in Astoria about the large amount of what looked like dead crab to me.They informed me that at this time of year large scale molting takes place and such deposits are not rare.The next day (today) I did go back and examined the remaining shells more closely: indeed, the "inhabitant" was gone, slipped out the back to grow a new shell in a safe place.
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Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
20 people were observing the barnacles and sea anemones on Arch Cape and enjoying the good weather.
RICK HESS
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
It was a very nice day.
Rick Hess
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
The wrack line contained small (2-4") crab casings, clam shells and broken sand dollars. There was a small land slide near a house drain line - see picture. The sand level was low on the north end of mile 307 which leaves the rocks uncovered.
RICK HESS
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
Other than the wheel and tire, the beach was very clean.
Rick Hess
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
8 people and 2 dogs were walking on the beach.
Bald Eagle
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
Three people were walking on the beach.
Bald Eagle
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
I was the only person on the beach.
Bald Eagle
Mile 307
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
Beautiful sunny day on the beach with a few pockets of snow from the storm two days ago remaining.
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