Ecological Happenings
- Gusting gale-force winds from the North East and high seas with 2m swells rolling through.
- Birds hunkered down on the rocks while the sea lions mainly spent the day in the ocean away from the breakers on the rocks.
- The male Elephant seals spent the day on the main island with two female seals on Middle rocks.
Marine Vessels
- None
Maintenance
- Logs cleared from jetty.
Census Count
Sea Lion | 169 |
Harbour Seal | 18 |
Elephant Seal | 4 |
Cormorant | 187 |
Gull | 323 |
Oyster Catcher | 24 |
Bald Eagle (Adult/Immature) | 1/6 |
Harlequin Duck | 4 |
Dunlin | 8 |
Bufflehead | 1 |
Black Turnstone | 12 |
Spotted during the week | |
Humpbacks | 3 |
Orca | 6 |
Marbled Godwit | 1 |
Black Legged Kittiwake | 1 |
Surf Scoter | 3 |
Pidgeon Guillemots | 15 |
Surfbirds | 25 |
Oyster Catcher | 63 |
Bald Eagle (Adult/Immature) | 2/8 |
Harlequin Duck | 18 |
Raven | 3 |
Black Turnstone | 48 |