Although the Census is normally posted without additional comments, there is an extreme variation in this one. Even after a 1 day delay, there are dramatically less animals in the reserve today. An anecdotal possibility is that Sunday night had a 50+ knot storm, lining up with a high tide and lots of big ocean swells, making the reserve a very nasty place to be! Tuesday morning also had many large DND detonations that also scattered wildlife as it was returning.
Birds
- Bald eagle adult 1
- Bald eagle juvenile 2
- Gulls, Glaucous and Western 58
- Cormorants 3
- Pigeon Guillemots 22
- Oyster catcher 10
- Canadian goose 8
- Canadian goose, goslings 2
Mammals
- Steller sea lion 3
- Harbour seal 53
- California sea lion 13
- Elephant seal juvenile male 1
- Elephant seal female 5
- Elephant seal pup 2 – 1 male, 1 female
- Sea otter 1
- Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0