Weather

• Visibility: 15+ miles (Mt. Baker visible)
• Wind: 5-10 knots West
• Sky: overcast
• Water: rippled

Ecological

• Census day!
• Two California sea lions with neck rings. Poor guys.
• Two sea lions with brands.
• California: X168
• Steller: 678
• Saw a few California sea lions with head injuries, as well as one Steller.

1. California Sea Lions: 678
2. Northern (Steller) Sea Lions: 533
3. Harbour Seals: 37
4. Elephant Seals: 5 on Great Race
5. Seagulls unspecified: 449
6. Thayer’s Gulls: 235
7. Glaucous-winged Gulls: 20
8. Cormorants unspecified: 357
9. Brandt’s Cormorants: 10
10. Pelagic Cormorants: 6
11. Double Crested Cormorants: 4
12. Black Turnstones: 20
13. Canada Geese: 5
14. Dunlin: 1
15. Savannah Sparrow: 1
16. Bald Eagle: 1 adult

Maintenance

• Ran the saltwater pump into the cistern for 5 and a quarter hours.

Boats

• A handful of eco-tours came by today. At least 5.
• One of the boats caused a minor sea lion stampede on the east part of Great Race.
• My photos only show the tail end of the stampede.
• Much more happened between the “pre stampede” photo and my end shots.