Big
Fishtrap Cove and Burfoot County Park are on a peninsula of land
extending north of Olympia at the southern end of Puget Sound.
Big Fishtrap Cove is on the north edge of the peninsula facing
Dana Passage. Burfoot County Park is on the upper western side of
this peninsula facing Budd Inlet. The two locations are within
about three miles of each other. Big
Fishtrap Cove is a muddy,
narrow inlet which is very protected from wave activity. A stream
runs through the center. It opens to a sand and gravel beach
along the passage. This beach still only receives mild wave
activity since it is at the south end of Puget Sound. Around the
peninsula to the west is the beach at Burfoot County Park. This
is also a muddy, sand and gravel beach and receives only mild wave
activity. A few patches of algae are exposed at low tide.
Dana Passage - the Cove is the inlet you see
to the right
Burfoot County Park
Species List:
Following is a list of mollusk species observed at this
location by members and associates of the club. This is by no
means a complete list of the species which may occur at this site.
Revisions and additions to the data are made as we acquire new
information. When a site contains more than one very distinctive
type of habitat or if multiple sites were included in a single
location, then a
species list for each is included. We indicate
frequency of occurrence based on our observations. This is an
indicator of how likely it is that you may be able to find this
species yourself and is not a formal population survey.
Frequency Code:
(Based on the assumption that you are looking in the appropriate
location where the species likes to live - on rocks, in sand, etc.) [4] - Rare - very difficult to find, maybe only a couple found after repeated visits to the site [3] - Uncommon - difficult to find, may not see on every trip but dedicated searching may turn up a few [2] - Common - easy to find, should locate a number of them on any given day [1] - Abundant - very easy to find, large numbers should be seen on every trip
Big Fishtrap Cove and beach along Dana Passage:
Burfoot County Park:
