Wildlife Notes:

• The loud barks of a few California sea lions echoed across the island this afternoon. Perhaps they are calling out for other pals to stop off here or just being loud California sea lions.

Facility work:

• Clean windows
• Tidy boat ramp of weeds and accumulated small pieces of wood
• Top up water in the 24 batteries in the Energy Building

Vessels:

• 14 ecotourism boats passed through the reserve today. Many more motored through the channel to the north on their way to see humpback whales and other sites further to the west. 

Weather:

• Sky: partly cloudy, fog throughout the morning with a distant fog bank to the south persisting into the evening
• Wind: west 23-35 knots
• Sea: 2-3′ chop
• Air temperature: low 11 °C, 16 high  °C
• Seawater temperature at max flood: 11.3 °C

Photos from today:

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