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Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 15-25 SW this morning, down to 5-15 SW this afternoon
- Sky: Very Sunny
- Water: Waves about a metre this morning, to flat in the afternoon
Boats/Visitors
- a few boats went by today, saw some tour boats, fishing boats and sailboats
Ecological
- Quite a few of the sea lions were in the water today, with their fins up, soaking in the sunlight
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 35
- California Sea Lions – 38
- Harbour Seals – 27
- Elephant Seals – 2 females and 3 males
- Gulls – 213
- Cormorants – 24
- Eagles – 5
- Harlquin Ducks – 14
- Black Turnstones – 18
- Black Oyster Catchers – 8
- Geese – 12
- Fox Sparrows – 2
Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 0-10 NE
- Sky: Cloudy
- Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
- a few ecotours went by today
- I had a couple visitors come from the college to take a little tour around the island
Ecological
- Another mature female elephant seal showed up this morning, I am unsure if she is pregnant but I guess we will find out in a couple days
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 92
- California Sea Lions – 117
- Harbour Seals – 22
- Elephant Seals – 11 – 5 males, 4 female and 2 pups
- Cormorants – 97
- Gulls – 204
- Eagles –12
- Black Turnstones – 33
- Black Oystercatchers – 34
- Geese – 4
- Harlequin Duck – 14
Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 10-15 SE
- Sky: Cloudy
- Water: Choppy under a metre
Boats/Visitors
- Kyle and Mike came by today to finish setting up the new inverter, next week they set up the new battery bank
Ecological
- noticed another large male elephant seal out on middle rock, he’s been there for a little while now but I don’t see any other elephant seals out there
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 167
- California Sea Lions – 94
- Harbour Seals – 61
- Elephant Seals – 5 males, 1 female and 1 pup
- Cormorants – 84
- Gulls – 260
- Eagles – 16
- Black Turnstones – 27
- Black Oystercatchers – 12
- Pigeon Guillemots – 12
- Harlequinn Ducks- 14
Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 0-10 NW
- Sky: Cloudy
- Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
- a couple ecotours went by today
Ecological
- The pup is getting so big, elephant seal pups are supposed to gain about 10 pounds a day
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 74
- California Sea Lions – 107
- Harbour Seals – 0
- Elephant Seals – 5 – 3 males, 1 female and 1 pup
- Cormorants – 88
- Gulls – 182
- Eagles – 6
- Black Turnstones – 27
- Black Oystercatchers – 12
- Geese – 2
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 0-10 NE
Sky: cloudy and rainy
Water: a bit choppy this morning, calm now
Boats/Visitors
- Had a couple boats cruise by and a helicopter flew by a couple times
Census
- California sea lions – 215
- Stellar sea lions – 159
- Harbour seals – 22
- Elephant seals – 1 large male
- Gulls – 307
- Cormorants – 68
- Geese – 14
- Eagles – 4
Notes
- well I am off tomorrow and Mikey will be the new ecoguardian until my return in 5 weeks
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 5-15 SE
- Sky: cloudy but got a good amount of sun
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Had a few boats cruise by
Ecological
- same amount of sea lions
- one large male elephant seal
- plenty of harbour seals
- and I finally saw a pod of maybe 8 orcas today
Notes
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 15-30 NE
- Sky: cloudy
- Water: a bit choppy today
Boats/Visitors
- Had a couple boats cruise by, some divers
Ecological
- There a seal pup by the jetty that I took a lot of photos of
- a large male elephant seal showed up around 4pm, also by the jetty
- still plenty of eagles around
Notes
- looks like the wind is going to pick up again for a few days
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 15-30 SW throughout the day
- Sky: cloudy for the most part, bit of sun came through
- Water: a bit choppy today
Boats/Visitors
- Had a couple boats cruise by
Ecological
- slightly less sea lions
- also saw, oystercatchers, harlequinns
- a couple eagles
Notes
- looks like the wind is going to pick up again tonight
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 267
- California Sea Lions – 142
- Harbour Seals – 14
- Elephant Seals – possibly one on the outer rocks, not sure
- Gulls – 275
- Cormorants – 321
- Black Turnstones – 32
- Geese – 16
- Oystercatchers – 4
- Harlequinn Ducks – 16
- Eagles – 2
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 0-15 SW
- Sky: cloudy for the most part, bit of sun came through
- Water: a bit choppy today
Boats/Visitors
- Had a few boats cruise by
Ecological
- same amount of sea lions, no elephant seals yet
Notes
- looks like the wind is going to pick up again tonight
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 0-10 NE
- Sky: cloudy throughout the day
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Saw a couple ecotours cruise by
Ecological
- still more sea lions than I expected to still be here, no elephant seal either.
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 343
- California Sea Lions, 152
- Harbour Seals – 13
- Gulls – 317
- Cormorants – 119
- Harlequinn Ducks – 18
- Black Turnstones – 24
- Eagle – 1
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