Misery has been on Middle Rock Tuesday and Wednesday but was back by the boat house this morning.
There were over 40 Harbour Seals observed on the south side of the island and South Rock this afternoon.
Have had 3 days of grey skies and a sustained lack of precipitation. The wind peaked just over 20 knots on Tuesday and has stayed around 10 knots yesterday and today. Atmospheric pressure reached its lowest point in the past two weeks on Tuesday around 1015 hPa and has been on the rise today.
Facility work over the past few days has included:
-plumbing and burying the rainwater harvesting line
-changing oil in HP pump in desalinator unit
-installing new fuel connector in station whaler
-rebuilding a broken bed frame in the main house so there are now two guest beds/rooms available
-removing a faulty fan on composting toilet
-working on plans for a new composting container system
Also, the weather data on race rocks.com has been offline for several days and we have not been able to diagnose the problem yet.
On Tuesday a private vessel ID no. BC2789986 was in the reserve for several hours with one diver.
On Wednesday Eco Tour vessel operated by BC Whale entered the reserve around 15:30 hrs.
Today a dive vessel operated by Ogden Point Dive Group entered the reserve around 11:00.
Image by Ryan Murphy
This is the first image taken of this species.This is an immature individual, (note lacking the spots of an adult). It is probably a local breeder. It breeds in fresh water areas throughout North America.
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Scolopacidae
Genus Actitis
Species macularius Linnaeus 1766
Common Name: Spotted Sandpiper
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