Camera 5- West of the Race Rocks Jetty

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The Weekly Animal Census

Today, it was time for the weekly animal census on Race Rocks – a long standing tradition (see the full archive, here) that allows us to keep track of an ever-fluctuating population of birds and marine mammals. The morning weather wasn’t particularly promising, with wind, rain, and dark overcast skies.

Combined with high tides and a rough sea state, perhaps it wasn’t entirely surprising that the numbers seemed a bit lower than usual – with the habour seals in particular mostly hiding out in the waves surrounding the South Rocks, and thus rather tricky to count. Alas – who was about?

Census equipment – species list, binoculars, and a clicker to keep track of everyone

 

March 27th Animal Census

Birds:

Oyster catcher: 22
Harlequin duck: 15
Gulls: 195
Cormorant: 73
Pigeon guillemot: 101
Juvenile eagle: 1
Adult eagle: 1
Canadian geese: 9
Shore / Surf birds: 15
Turnstones: 10

Marine Mammals:

Steller sea lions: 14
Harbour seal: 21
Male Elephant seal: 1 (back on land after a lengthy morning expedition)
Female elephant seal : 0
California sea lion: 24

The weather did eventually start to calm down a bit – still hopeful to catch my first RR sunset of the trip later tonight!

 

Facility Work:

  • Weekly Animal Census
  • Continued algae clean-up on Generator Roof
  • Chopped Firewood
  • Prepared new Water Filters for both the Keeper’s Residence and the Marine Science Building
  • Early AM generator run to top up batteries, PM solar enough to reach charge status of 100%

Noted Vessel Traffic:

  • 1 ecotourism vessel, passing between the South Islands and Rosedale Reef

Weather – Current:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72

Weather – Past:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?

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