Census

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