Yesterday the Live it crew was here doing a live stream, they stayed over night
Maintenance
We managed to get a few of the sheds organized today and Alex and Rick installed the new inverter
Ecological
The pups are exploring a bit but haven’t made it down to the water yet. Dory like hanging out on the back porch, Nemo is in the front and has started trying to catch his own tail
there are still 2 other males on the island, the alpha and the youngest beta, the beta chases the pups around until the alpha gets involved
Saw a few boats out there today including the coast guard boat doing maintenance on the green buoy
Maintenance
Walked around picking up all those roofing shingles that blew off in the last big wind, would like to continue cleaning up by pressure washing but I don’t have nearly enough fresh water and the desalinator is not running very well, hopefully, this is resolved soon
Ecological
the pups are not together but don’t stray too far from each other, they haven’t gone in the water yet
there are still 4 mature males on island and one molting young female
Guy came by with a group yesterday, they had a nice little tour, saw the elephant seals
Maintenance
The generator is needing a lot of run time still, and the desalinator is running alright, I need to fill up my freshwater tank now that I know nothing is frozen
Ecological
the pups are doing great, they haven’t gone down to the water yet, but probably will soon, there are still about 5 male elephant seals around and one young female is here and she is molting right now
Expecting Guy today with a food order and help me refuel the generator
Maintenance
The generator is needing a lot of run time lately, I haven’t been running it too much after dark because the paths are made of ice, I don’t have a proper flashlight and there are 5 male elephant seals around the house and I don’t want to run into one in the dark. I will be getting a couple new flashlights today so this won’t be a problem anymore.
I haven’t tried running the desalinator the past couple days, just concerned of breaking something if any part of the system froze. I have enough freshwater to last a while though
Ecological
the pups are hiding under the stairs in the front of the house, but they are adorable and finally bonding with each other. Once the storm passes they might start going down to the water to splash around so I have to make sure the path stays clear.
The female pup is the only female right now, then there is the male pup and 5 other males scattered around.
No visitors today, haven’t seen anyone out in today’s weather
Maintenance
Should’ve run the generator a little longer today but the wind was picking up, I’m waiting on a better flashlight, the elephant’s seals are scattered around and those pathways are pure ice
Ecological
I think the third mature female left today, the one who lost her pup
a juvenile female showed up, she was cuddling with the male pup but the alpha male started chasing her around and she took off
the female pup has moved away from the front door finally, she is by the cistern now
No visitors today, have been hearing the coast guard cruise by at night and do flare training
Maintenance
The desal was finally running last night although it was a slow process I got some fresh water out of it
Ecological
The male pups mother left the other night, it was nice to see the pups interacting yesterday but today they are more separated because the male pup has started nursing off the mother who lost her pup
One of the elephant seals managed to totally knock down the little green shed by the generator room, which is too heavy for me to put back together alone
definitely less sea lions now, but there is a lot of cormorants
Census
California Sea Lions – 114
Steller Sea Lions – 42
Harbour Seal – 21
Elephant Seal – 3 male, 1 female plus 2 pups, 1 female, 1 male
I have been very busy with courses and training which is why there has been a lack of posts lately but I am finally caught up and will be posting regularly, will walk around and count the animals once it is not storming anymore
Maintenance
I have been trying to keep up with the desalinating, the desalinator itself is running very slowly so it has to be run regularly, so I hope it lasts a little longer
running the generator to full charge has also been difficult because it takes so long and I run it after sunset but I haven’t lost power lately so that’s good
Ecological
The first pups mother is not around anymore, she left a few days ago but the second pups mother is still here, I imagine she won’t be around for much longer either, the second pup is getting quite large
It’s nice when the moms are gone because the pups will start interacting with each other
As for the mom who lost her pup, she is still around and I have no idea how long she plans on being around for, she hasn’t really given any attention to the other pups but she is cuddly with the other mom, oddly the mom who killed her pup
still looks like there is quite a few sea lions around and a lot of cormorants
