Wind: yesterday 5-33 knots SE to N, today 8-20 knots NNE
Sea State: yesterday up to 2 m swell, today rippled
Visibility: 10-15 NM
Sky: both days mixture of sun and clouds
Temperature: yesterday 5 to 8 °C, today 7 to 8 °C
Atmospheric CO2: 413.39 ppm (recorded by NOAA at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii)
For the past two mornings, there were many bald eagles in the ecological reserve. Today, 34 were seen perched on the West Rocks. Many more were catching fish and perched around the other islands. There appeared to be a lot of fish in the water, based on the swarms of gulls, cormorants and the feasting bald eagles.
This afternoon, two whale watching boats toured around the islands after watching the orcas in J pod, which were a few kilometres to the east and south of Race Rocks. Two other eco tour boats were seen in the ecological reserve over the past two days.
See the photos below for some sights from the past two days:
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- 34 bald eagles gather on West Rock
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- A song sparrow perches on the bushes in the centre of the island.
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- Black oystercatchers take flight
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- A bald eagle looks out by camera 5 on the high point of land
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- Sea lions rafting off the south end of the island
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- The pregnant elephant seal with the most recent mother and pup
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- An eagle eats a fish