Mile 307 Report
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
September 11, 2020
Very smokey from all the fires in central and eastern oregon.
Report Details
Very smokey from all the fires in central and eastern oregon. Lots of debris from trees had blown into the ocean from the wind storm and wash up at the high tide line. 4 dead birds that had all washed up as well, including one skeleton. A few trees had been knocked over from the windstorm on the south end of Arch Cape beach.
Conditions
Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 20. Walking or running: 10. Playing in sand: 10.
Notable Wildlife
There seemed to have been an unusual number of dead birds washed ashore. This was just after the large wind storms that we had in early September.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 2 cormorants and 2 seagulls
Wrackline Content
Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling.
Actions & Comments
The trees had fallen down from the windstorm along the hillside just north of Arch cape. They are all laying alongside the hill.
This was what looks like a cormorant skeleton that had washed ashore.
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It was a nice late fall day.
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It was a very nice day.
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