Mile 307 Report
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
June 14, 2014
The minus tides brought out more people to walk, fish and dig clams.
Report Details
The minus tides brought out more people to walk, fish and dig clams. This year there is a lot more clam diggers. There was more sand this year than there has been for several years. The winter storms did not remove as much sand as usual.There were several sea stars with missing legs by Arch Cape but most of them looked healthy. see pictures. On the south end of Cove Beach (mile 306) there were almost no sea stars or mussels on the rocks. This is very unusual.The drift line had a lot of sand dollars and a few razor clam shells and crab casings.The 100 plus pelicans on Gull Rock is only unusual because of their early arrival. There was a seal skeleton on the rocks in May. The dark areas in the picture is the animal fat.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -1.9 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 19. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 7. Tidepooling: 4. Fishing: 2. Other Activities: clamming - 8.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
I saw 12 sea stars in a small area by Arch Cape that were missing legs (sea star wasting syndrome). Most of the sea stars looked healthy.There were about 100 pelicans on Gull Rock.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells.




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Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
It was a nice late fall day.
RICK HESS
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