Wildlife:

Today was a quiet, moist, calm day. I found a few more wet dead gull chicks, some quite decayed and a recently killed gull about 6 weeks old. I also discovered another wounded CA sea lion by the Jetty. He is known as Friar Tuck and was disentangled by the Marine Mammal Rescue folks in 2023.  I hope his wounds heal better than the one who hurt its flipper. This is the fourth sea lion I have seen with a past or present entanglement.

Facility work:

• For the first time I did not clean the solar panels. The rain did it!
• Worked on tasks to help the next Ecoguardian – started on month end report, data entry for seawater data, washed floors, tallied supplies etc.
• Operation walkway–work in progress

Vessels:

• 19 Ecotourism, 1 private

Weather:

Winds moderate NE in the morning, gradually veering throughout the day to light W by early evening. Periods of light rain or drizzle throughout the day. Daytime temperatures: low 13, high 15.