Daily Archives: Thursday,July 28, 2016
Census with Aziz
Sea lions: 71 ( 67on Middle )
Harbour seals:171
Eagles:2
Harlequin ducks:0
Geese :6
Elephant seals:1
Gulls:350
Chickens:165
Seashore birds / Black Turnstones:123
River otter:1
Pigeons – guillemot:30
Oystercatchers :6
A special visitor: Aziz Sonawalla came for a video on Race Rocks
Weather
At 5:00: Light west wind , air temperature :12 degrees,a little bit foggy to 7:20.AM .It has been a calm day ,25 knots at the most around 9:30 PM.
Ecological
We found a 2nd chick always at the same spot with the guts over( back stairs /Eco -guardian’s house). more sea lions mainly on Middle rocks.later in the day another dead body . this time injury on the neck on a pretty big chick.
Boats
Many watching vessels, a huge barge with some equipment on it
Other
A plane above
Visitors
Kyle and Tyron came for a quick tour and Aziz was with them ready for a non stop recording of everything on the Island. Aziz was a second year student at Pearson college and is working this Summer in the Communication department.he followed us all day long from early morning to late in the evening. and stayed over night. He tried to catch all the wildlife and the Beauty around . The purpose of this video is to show and explain the reserve to all the concerned people .