Weather

• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 20-30 knots West all day
• Sky: mostly clear.
• Water: 1′ chop

Ecological

• Census day!
• Saw a Steller sea lion branded 365Y.
• Saw a California sea lion branded U949
• I’m pretty sure the high winds were responsible for some of the lower bird counts.

1. Harbour Seals: 114
2. Steller (Northern) Sea Lions: 65
3. California Sea Lions: 63
4. Elephant Seals: 11 (8 on Great Race, 3 on Middle Rock)
5. Seagulls unspecified: 251
6. Pigeon Guillemots: 68
7. Cormorants unspecified: 22
8. Canada Geese: 17
9. Black Turnstones: 16
10. Surfbirds: 5
11. Harlequin Ducks: 5 (2 males and 3 females)
12. Black Oystercatchers: 4
13. Savannah Sparrows: 4
14. Bald Eagles: 2 (2 adults, 0 immature)
15. Crows: 2

Other

• I spent a good portion of the day ill in bed.