Mile 311 Report
Jockey Cap, Silver Pt, S Cannon Beach, Tolovana Beach
June 29, 2024
It was a busy pre-holiday weekend at the beach.
Report Details
It was a busy pre-holiday weekend at the beach. Very coastal weather and light rain didn't keep folks from coming out. Noticeably humid. It was a high low-tide, so not much tide pooling action was exposed in the rocks around Silver Pt. or Jockey Cap. The most notable event was the multiple squads of Brown Pelicans strafing the beach and eventually assembling into a massive pod skimming the waves between Silver Pt. and Jockey Cap.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 50. Number of dogs: 15. Walking or running: 20. Sitting: 13. Tidepooling: 15. Surfing: 2. It was a busy day at the beach! Lots of folks enjoying the coastal day with their families and dogs.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Approximately 75-100 Brown Pelicans, maybe more. About 20 basic gulls, innumerable mussels, many small crabs, and anemone. Roughly 15 sea stars.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Dead western gull chick. No leg band.
Driftline Content
Happy to report that there wasn't much trash at all.
Looking south from the top fo Mile 311. Silver Point and Jockey Cap.
Hermit Crab near Jockey Cap
Nature can cruel. Dead baby gull near Jockey Cap
Blurry close-up of Pigeon Guillemot on rocks with Brown Pelican flying by.
How many crabs can you find?
Find the crabs!
Pink anemone lookin' like watermelon.
Squad of Brown Pelly heading north.
Purple sea star. Lounging around.
Wild rose with Jockey Cap in the background.
Clayton Creek, at the southern border of Mile 311.
Jockey Cap and Silver Point looking north from Clayton Creek. Nice looking cap.
Report Images
Deborah Jensen
CoastWatcher
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