Wildlife Notes:
- The dead steller sea lion spotted yesterday was still on the boat ramp this morning. So far it appears to have been untouched by any scavengers. With the permission of DFO, there is a plan in the works to remove the animal from boat ramp in a few days if the high tide does not get to it first.
Facility work:
- The generator turned on automatically at 10:00 due to not getting enough solar energy for a full charge yesterday. It ran for almost seven hours before turning off with a charge of 94%. I could not figure out why the system decided it did not need a full charge like usual.
- I cleaned the solar panels with most of the work already done by the rain.
Vessels:
- Ecotourism: 3
- Private: 1
Weather:
- Sky: fog and rain
- Wind: variable 2-11 knots
- Sea: rippled
- Air temperature: low 12 °C, high 15 °C
- Seawater temperature at max flood: 11.6°C
Photos from today:
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- A bald eagle on the North Rocks with a foggy view of William Head Institution, a minimum security federal jail and home to Race Rocks’ closest human neighbours.
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- The dead Steller sea lion was still on the boat ramp this morning.
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- Steller and California sea lions on a submerged rock in a rising tide.
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- A foggy and rainy afternoon view looking north from the lantern room.
*All wildlife photos are taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail.