Mile 307 - Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek - August 13, 2015

Report Details

Clean healthy beach.Happy to report @ 50 healthy starfish (orange and purple) at low tide clinging to the rocks.More sand than I have seen in 45 years!Hundreds of young murres on Gull Rocks

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -0.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Tidepooling: 3.

Notable Wildlife

hundreds of young murres on Gull Rocksseveral pelagic cormorantsWestern gulsOne bald eagle flying overhead.

Driftline Content

Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells.

Actions & Comments

no new bluff erosion.Huge accumulation of sand, all along the mile.I could walk all around the outside of the Arch.I so doing noticed at least 50 large healthy looking starfish, orange and purple, 5 legged.

elsecobb

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Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

September 15, 2024

20 people were observing the barnacles and sea anemones on Arch Cape and enjoying the good weather.

RICK HESS

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

May 30, 2024

It was a very nice day.

Rick Hess

Mile 307

Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek

March 14, 2024

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