Mile 307 - Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek - September 1, 2009

Report Details

Still very much sand, however @ 3 vertical feet lower than in July by the Arch Cape.The razor clams have returned to Cove Beach after an absence of @ 20-25 years!Mussels are off limits along the whole OR coast due to domoic acid presence.A 7 feet long dead Steller's Sea Lion washed ashore. Recently killed by 3-5 bullets. It was reported. A necropsy was done.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -0.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 15. Tidepooling: 5.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

200-400 brown pelicans on Bird Rocks, fishing in the surf and some sitting on the beach. A few pelagic cormorants. no murres left,

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. A large(7 feet) stellar sea lion washed shore (dead)between miles 307 and 306.I reported it and a necropsy was done: 3-5 bullet holes apparently killed the animal.

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