Finishing this term, will be back in the spring!

Ecological Notes:

• Still no Elephant Seals
• Cooler, mostly NE winds seems to affect the birds a lot…… some days lots of birds, and others, no smaller birds at all
• Large amount of eagles, both mature and juvenile, here every morning, many here all day. I’ve counted as many as 29 at a time. They seem to be spending a lot of time hunting gulls.

Visitors:

• 2 guests here for the Christmas bird counts

Facility Work:

• Cleaned windows on the house, and solar panels. Nice to do them in the cold and hopefully just before some rain as it reduces streaking.

• Although a full cleaning is needed every now and then, it’s important to keep the battery tops clean to notice any problems sooner

• It seems the algae growth came on very suddenly, pressure washing is the best way to clean the paths

• Swept out all the buildings, and areas where the tanks were removed

• Cleaned the main house preparing for my departure, including the fridge I do once a month

• All the regular tasks including desalinator runs, fuel transfers, firewood, battery maintenance and water sampling
• Submitted all month end reports

 

DND events:

• none

Noted Vessel Traffic:

• Occasional Eco-Tourism vessels

Weather Events:

Recent weather has been pretty consistent NNE winds 5-15kts, High overcast and calm seas. Low pressure and high tides consistently wash over the jetty.

 

** Any wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **

 

Weather – Current:

https://tempestwx.com/station/190757/

 

Weather – Past:

https://tempestwx.com/history/190757