Sunny Day

Ecological Notes:

  • 6 female Elephant Seals, 2 “pups” (looking about 150 – 200 Kilos now) …. half moved closer to the ramp to enjoy some cool dips in the water. They were observed rubbing their noses and heads on the underwater rocks to aid in moulting
  • Another big influx of Pigeon Guillemots, and most Gull nest building

Cooling by the ramp

Visitors:

  • 1 – Seafront Coordinator… Reviewing tomorrow’s student landing area with the new Eco Guardian

 

Facility Work:

  • Door and trim painting, general tidying. Reset some of the fencing.

 

Noted Vessel Traffic:

  • 1 Eco Tourism boat
  • Reasonably close pass by a float plane, looked like sightseeing. No noticeable animal disturbance.

 Feature Event:

  • Wildlife Census (see additional post)

Spotting

 

Weather Events:

  • Mostly sunny, with a mix of sun and clouds. Westerly winds, averaging 15 knots (28km) all day

** All photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **

 

Weather – Current:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72

 

Weather – Past:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?

Census

Birds

  • Harlequin duck 10
  • Bald eagle adult 5
  • Bald eagle juvenile 8
  • Turnstones 19
  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 152
  • Cormorants 28
  • Pigeon guillemots 74
  • Oyster catcher 8
  • Canadian geese 18
  • Surf Birds 6

 

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 53
  • Harbour seal 115
  • California sea lion 28
  • Elephant seal female 6
  • Elephant seal pup 2
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0