Ecological Notes: There are lots of Daffodils flowering all over the island. Visitors: The fresh water tank is topped up and ready for visitors. Facility Work: The PC students arrive Monday. We have been busy cleaning the buildings and preparing … Continue reading
Ecological Notes: There are lots of Daffodils flowering all over the island. Visitors: The fresh water tank is topped up and ready for visitors. Facility Work: The PC students arrive next week. We have been busy cleaning the buildings and … Continue reading
Ecological Notes: Again, DND blasting. Today, five good bangs! Elephant seals: The pups continue to molt and are very active. For the last couple of days, they continue to play, wrestle and move around the island. Facility Work: Scaffolding up … Continue reading
Ecological Notes: DND Live Testing Today Animal Tracking and Injuries: California Sea Lion on the island with a band on neck. This has been reported. Vessel Traffic: 3 DND and one marine mammal observer Weather Events: West wind at 25 … Continue reading
Wind: yesterday 0-10 knots from E, today 0-46 knots from NE to E Sea State: yesterday rippled, today rippled in the morning and up to 2 m chop in the late afternoon and evening Visibility: yesterday and today between 10-15 NM Sky: yesterday sun, today … Continue reading
Weather Visibility: 15 Miles Wind: 0.6 SE this morning at 5:30am but has since picked up to 20 SW Sky: few clouds in the more and more came rolling in later in the day Water: calm Boats/Visitors Some ecotours today Saw … Continue reading
Weather Visibility: 15 miles Wind: 20-25 knots NE Water: 2′ chop Sky: overcast Ecological The newest female elephant seal was gone this morning. Chunk mated with the current mother on Great Race today. Unlike the other times I have seen him initiate … Continue reading
Ecological Wind NE 20-25 becoming North No sight of large female elephant seal since yesterday. Vessels 1 ecotour Maintenance Battery trouble with derrick, tried charging but no start, swapped for a spare battery and it started up. Pulled 2 logs out … Continue reading
Sunny Wind 18 knots from the North in the morning, switching direction to SE and diminishing throughout the day to calm in the evening Air temperature: high 10C, low 5C Ocean temperature 8.8C There is never a dull moment at … Continue reading
–At 0945hrs PDT a recreational vessel with a man and a woman on board entered from the NE near North Rock at high speed and approached Great Race where they slowed down to transit the Reserve. –DND has been blasting … Continue reading