Wildlife Notes:
This morning, I spotted a Steller sea lion on the north side of the island that had a brand 460Y. This sea lion was branded 12 years ago as a pup in July 2013 in Rogue Reef, off the southern coast of Oregon. I have read that sea lions live between 20 to 30 years. I submitted the resighting to the researchers at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Check out this log post by Anne Stewart from April 2015, when this sea lion was last recorded at Race Rocks.
Facility work:
- Check and top up the water in the 24 batteries
Vessels:
- Ecotourism: 4
Weather:
- Sky: Partly cloudy
- Wind: west 19-39 knots
- Sea: up to 3′ moderate
- Air temperature: low 11 °C, high 19 °C
- Seawater temperature at max flood: 11.6 °C
Photos from today:
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- This 12 year old Steller sea lion was branded 460Y as a pup in July 2013 in Rogue Reef, Oregon. Seen on August 13.
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- California and Steller sea lions soaking in the sun near the jetty
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- Savannah sparrow
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- Glaucous-winged gull chicks
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- California sea lion ripping apart a salmon in the East Bay
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- California sea lion eating a salmon
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- Steller and California sea lions hauled out on the southwest edge of Great Race.
g*All wildlife photos are taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail.