Weather

• Overnight: 20 knot winds and some rain.
• The 7:00 weather report.
• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 5 knots NE
• Sky: overcast
• Water: 2′ chop
• Some clear skies at noon.
• Around 15:30 the wind picked up to 25 knots NE and the rain restarted.
• About 20:15 the wind shot up to 35-40 knots NE.

Ecological

• The elephant seals were very active today.
• There is a dead California sea lion near the derrick shed.
• Census day.
• Large decrease in the number of sea lions and seagulls.

1. California Sea Lion: 294
2. Northern (Steller) Sea Lion: 96
3. Harbour Seal: 28
4. Elephant Seal: 9 (6 on Great Race, 3 on Middle Rock)
5. Seagull: 365
6. Cormorant: 145
7. Black Turnstone: 12
8. Harlequin Duck: 12 (9 males, 3 females)
9. Canada Goose: 7
10. Black Oystercatcher: 10
11. Savannah Sparrow: 5
12. Bald Eagle: 1 adult on North Rock

Maintenance

• Emptied the gross water in the rain barrel.

Boats

• Did not see any boats in the reserve today.