Wildlife notes

The gull chicks are hatching! It explains why I was decorated by the Sign gull yesterday. This afternoon I discovered two hatched chicks and one egg in their nest. The first kernel in the bag to pop. By evening the new chicks were seen all over. It is helmet time for me or … walk slowly and carry a broom stick. The stick is not for swinging at the gulls but carried over the shoulder as an alternate target

Chim chim cher-ee! An ecoguardian is a lucky as lucky can be.

The Sign gulls and their nest

The Sign gulls nest with two chicks and an egg.

The Keeper’s house oystercatchers also hatched a chick today. A parent was seen on the nest yesterday so it was hatched in the last 24 hours – a day old and walking around. They had three eggs, so maybe tomorrow there may be another chick or two.

Keeper’s House oystercatcher parent with the newly hatched chick.

Facility work

• cleaned solar panels
• added fuel to the generator and transfered 100L of fuel to the Energy Building

Vessels

• Ecotourism: 9
• Private: 1

Weather

Fog in the morning, clear skies in the afternoon. Moderate SW breeze most of the day.  Daytime temperatures: low 11, high 12.