Female Elephant Seal

Ecological Happenings

• Blustery overcast day with periods of rain.
• The male Elephant seals continued to be vocal, following the arrival of the female, and were issuing challenges in the morning. The males fought in the water later with the victor trumpeting after having beaten his opponent.
• Injured Black Turnstone seen hopping about as it was missing a leg.

Marine Vessels

• Coast Guard Helicopter overhead.

Maintenance

• Spliced new stern line onto the Whaler.
• Finished heat shrinking electrical connections on the new power/fuse panel to the Whaler.
• Cleaned U-bend to bathroom sink in main house.

Challange

Battle wounds

Trumpeting in the water

Immature Bald Eagle

Dunlin

Canadian Geese

Bald Eagle with catch