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Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind at 7:00: 10-15 knots West
- Wind at 10:00: 10-15 knots North East
- Wind at 15:00: 5-10 knots South West
- Wind at 20:00: 20-25 knots West
- Sky: mostly clear, rain at 15:00
- Water: 1′ chop
- A rather large moon appeared in the early evening.
Ecological
- One adult elephant seal departed, leaving just the one.
- The weaner returned by the slightly unconventional route: north side of the jetty.
- A murder of crows.
Maintenance
Boats
- A few eco-tours came by today.
Other
- Some DND blasting today.
- Blasts at 13:37, 13:39, and 14:15.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind in the morning: 5-10 knots North West
- Wind in the evening: 20-25 knots West, very cold air.
- Sky: overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- The same 3 elephant seals on Great Race.
Maintenance
- Finished topping up the batteries.
- Ran the desalinator.
Boats
- 6 different eco-tours came by today, including 3 at one time!
- There was also a pleasure craft in the late afternoon.
Weather
- Visibility: 5 miles, later 15
- Wind: 10-15 knots NW, later 5-10 NW
- Sky: raining/overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- This morning two elephant seals arrived on the middle of the island.
- One was the weaner, and at first I thought the other was the female.
- But then I realized it was a new young adult male. A yearling or so.
- They both slept all day, and had no interaction.
Maintenance
Other
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 10-20 knots NE
- Sky: overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
- At about 18:00 it began to rain for a bit.
Ecological
- The female elephant seal and the weaner spent the day sleeping on the ramp beside the jetty.
- Some eagle activity that kept the geese and seagulls wary.
Maintenance
- Some goose work.
- Nearly finished topping up the batteries.
Boats
- One eco-tour came by in the morning.
Other
- Heard a couple of planes pass over the reserve.
- One in the morning, and one in the afternoon.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 0-10 knots E/NE
- Sky: clear
- Water: rippled
Ecological
- The weaner returned. I’m not sure how much longer the term “weaner” applies?
- Initially I thought the weaner was a male, but now I think it is actually a female.
- There were three adult bald eagles in the reserve today. I just missed getting a photo of all three flying together.
- I made a little “trip” to the north-west edge of Great Race.
Maintenance
Boats
- Kyle came out in Haiku with some food for me!
- A large Canadian Navy ship, the HMCS Vancouver, tied up on the navy buoy at the mouth of Pedder Bay.
Weather
- The 6:45 AM weather report.
- Visibility: 5 miles
- Wind: 0-5 knots East
- Sky: raining
- Water: 1′ chop
- Later on..
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 25-30 knots West
- Sky: clear and sunny!
- Water: lots of whitecaps
- Beautiful skies just before sunset today!
- The above photos are almost like some sort of a panorama.
Ecological
- Still the female and the weaner on Great Race.
- I spied what I think is a red tailed hawk sitting on the edge of the helipad near sunset.
Maintenance
- Ran the desalinator during the afternoon.
- Worked on the March month end report.
Boats
- One eco-tour came by today.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: a steady 20-25 knots West
- Sky: mostly sunny
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- Census day!
- The weaner was lounging by the house all day.
- Discovered my first Canada Goose nests with eggs in them.
- Harbour Seals: 143
- California Sea Lions: 66
- Steller (Northern) Sea Lions: 42
- Elephant Seals: 1 weaner
- Seagulls unspecified: 221
- Surfbirds: 62
- Cormorants unspecified: 27
- Double Crested Cormorant: 4
- Black Turnstones: 29
- Canada Geese: 21
- Rock Sandpipers: 11
- Harlequin Ducks: 7 (5 males and 2 females)
- Bald Eagles: 7 (2 adults, 5 immature)
- Black Oystercatchers: 2
- Killdeer: 1
Maintenance
Boats
- At least one eco-tour came by today.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: at 7:45, 10-15 knots East, then at 13:20 up to 35-40 knots West
- A peak of 43 knots West at 14:15. Settled at 25-30 knots West after dark.
- Sky: overcast, in the afternoon periods of sunshine, rain after dark.
- Water: 1′ chop, later some monster waves from the west
Ecological
- Just the weaner on Great Race.
- Killdeer active as ever.
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Killdeer and grape hyacinth
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