It has been an eventful couple of days here. Yesterday Richard came by with a new group of students here for the weekend. They are here to do some data collection for various marine science projects, and they also helped me with chores all day today!
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- Students weeding around the bricks
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- They did such a great job!
They also removed all the grass growing up between the cracks in the sidewalks, and cleaned all the windows on the island!
Amazing students doing my work for me :)
Richard also brought along my MOM yesterday!! She is in town for a week, and it lined up perfectly with the students weekend, so we have been having a great time! She even helped me with the census today!
Counting seagulls!
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions: 446
- California Sea Lions: 419
- Harbour Seals: 24
- Elephant Seals: 1 (Female)
- Seagulls: 250
- Cormorants: 230
- Canada geese: 7
- Snow Geese: 1
- Turnstones: 10
- Bald Eagles: 2
Today the students and I also noticed some new injured sea lions. These have now been reported.
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- Brutal Entanglement Injury
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- No idea what this is
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- Tumour? Photos by Bella
Facilities (Since Thursday)
- Ran Desal (~600L)
- Cleaned Pathways
- Sprayed south side of student house
- Filled Generator
- Checked and Refilled Batteries
- Swept lighthouse platform and stairs
Weather
- Sky: Sunny
- Sea Condition: Calm
- Wind: E 5kts
- Air Temp: 9C