The black oyster catcher chicks near the house on the east beach are strong, agile and are covering a lot of ground.
Over the top
Wildlife notes:
The female elephant seal’s eye is better and the male continues to bellow in the water. He does this even when alone. The injured California sealion is still here and is the only sealion around. The third banded gull was spotted and reported. More gulls have hatched. It is hard to guess at the percentage as it seems to vary by location (north and east sections – 80%, around the tower base – 0%, west sections – 20%). A group of 18 surfbirds and 12 black turnstones settled on the east beach for the night.
Clean eyes
Colourful catch
Banded gull
Facility work:
- cleaned solar panels
- thistles
- weeding brick walkway
Vessels:
22 ecotourism, 3 private
Weather:
Light easterly breeze most of the day, switching to gentle to moderate westerly by early evening. High 25 degrees.