Weather

• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 20-30 knots NE, later 15 W
• Water: 2′ chop
• Sky: overcast with showers

Ecological

• Chunk and Chuckles were both on Great Race today, but I saw no interactions.
• The mother is gone on Middle Rock, making her pup a weaner.
• Conducted a census.

1. California Sea Lions: 75
2. Northern Sea Lions: 32
3. Harbour Seals: 6
4. Elephant Seals: 3
5. Seagulls: 300
6. Cormorants: 299 (142 on Great Race, of which 87 were Double Crested, 28 Pelagic, 8 male Brandt’s, and 19 unidentifiable to me. 157 on North Rock, too far away to identify.)
7. Black Turnstones: 39
8. Surfbirds: 18
9. Canada Geese: 18
10. Black Oystercatchers: 13
11. Harlequin Ducks: 8 (6 male, 2 female)
12. Bald Eagles: 3 (2 adults, 1 juvenile)
13. Crows: 3
14. Ravens: 2
15. American Pipit: 1

Maintenance

• Hauled logs off the ramp.
• Checked the diesel in the tidy tank.

Boats

• Didn’t see any boats near the reserve today.