Monthly Archives: November 2017

Very Windy

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  20-30 NE throughout the day
  • Sky: cloudy all day
  • Water: very wavy at least a metre waves

Boats/Visitors

  • Saw one ecotour boat braving the elements today

Ecological

November 6th

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  10-20 N this morning, 10-15 NE this afternoon
  • Sky: cloudy this morning, cleared up a bit in the afternoon
  • Water: a little choppy today

Boats/Visitors

  • Had a couple ecotours come by but not as many as last month

Ecological

  • I saw another neck band on a sea lion today (photos below)
  • did not see any elephant seals today

Harlequin Ducks are Back

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  15-25 NE in the morning 5-10 NW in the afternoon
  • Sky: partly cloudy throughout the day
  • Water: choppy, about 1 metre waves

Boats/Visitors

  • Had some ecotours cruise by

Ecological

  • Saw the Harlequin ducks for the first time in months
  • still plenty of sea lions but less everyday
  • haven’t spotted an elephant seal today but I’m sure they are around

November 4th

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  10-20 E
  • Sky: cloudy throughout the day
  • Water: choppy, about a metre

Boats/Visitors

  • Had a few ecotours cruise by today, not many

Ecological

  • a few elephant seals, more sea lions in front of the house but less in general
  • definitely less californias and more stellars around

Getting Colder

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  It was Blowing 23 NW this morning but is now 5-10 NE
  • Sky: Some clouds throughout the day with a bit of sunshine coming through
  • Water: choppy this morning, calmed down in late afternoon

Boats/Visitors

  • Had some ecotours cruise by today

Ecological

  • sea lions are still in the way by the desalinator room

Notes

  • Ran the generator and desalinator today for a few hours, and the solar panels are nice clean, brought in a decent amount of solar energy today

The Sea Lions are Leaving

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  15-30 NE throughout the day
  • Sky: cloudy all day bit of sunshine came through in the afternoon
  • Water: choppy today

Boats/Visitors

  • Some ecotours skipping across the waves today

Ecological

  • less sea lions today than last week

Notes

  • DnD was blasting again today

Census

  • Stellar Sea Lions – 105
  • California Sea Lions – 286
  • Elephant Seals – 2
  • Cormorants- 634
  • Gulls – 308
  • Geese – 14
  • Oyster Catchers 8
  • Black Turnstones – 8
  • Eagles – 2

First of November

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Weather

  • Visibility: 15 Miles
  • Wind:  15-25 NW
  • Sky: cloudy this morning, cleared up a bit in the afternoon
  • Water: some waves, no more than a metre

Boats/Visitors

  • had some ecotours cruise by today

Ecological

  • some sea lions, 2 elephant seals and plenty of humpbacks around

Notes

  • DnD was blasting today