Pearson Students coming out to see the wildlife!

This week Second Nature made a trip out with some students to see the Sea Lions! It’s always great to see just how excited students are to see Race Rocks!

California Sea Lion loving that cozy sunshine.

Canada Geese can eat up to up to 2kg of grass a day. It noticable.

Weather has been fantastic, with new Pigeon Guillemots and Oystercatchers showing up.

Mammals:

• Stellar Sea lions: 64
• California Sea lion: 87
• Harbour Seal: 14

Birds

• Gulls: 55
• Cormorants: 25
• Eagle: 2 Adult, 2 Juvenile
• Turnstones: 14
• Canada Geese: 5 – 2 breeding pairs
• Oystercatcher: 15
• Pigeon Guillemots: 52

Ocean swell coming up the Juan de Fuca onto the jetty.