Ecological

• Wind NE 10-15 shifting to East
• After shutting down generator around 10 pm I noticed a large, likely pregnant, female elephant seal freshly hauled out of the water coming up the path from the boat ramp.  I couldnt make out any clear identification marks, she does not appear to be Bertha.
• Census:
  • Black Oyster Catchers: 50
  • Harlequins: 11
  • Crows: 2
  • Raven: 1
  • Bald Eagles: 10
  • Cormorants: 453
  • Surf Scoter: 7
  • Gulls: 6
  • Dunlin: 2
  • Surfbird: 8
  • Rock Sandpiper: 1
  • Black Turnstone: 27
  • Sparrow: 1
  • Elephant Seals: 2m 1f
  • Northern sealions: 133
  • California sealions: 97
  • Harbour Seals: 21

Vessels

• 1 ecotour

Maintenance

• Cleared ramp
• Cleaned camera 5 dome
• Started pressure washing derrick deck and boardwalk
• Ran desalinator in evening