Mile 307 Report
Cove Beach north, Arch Cape, Arch Cape Creek
August 13, 2015
Clean healthy beach.
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
CoastWatcher
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I was the only person on the beach.
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