Weather

• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 20-25 knts W
• Sky: Partly cloudy/overcast
• Water: Ripply

Boats/Visitors/Sightings

• Quite a few ecotour boats in the area today, especially in Race Passage

Bird Notes

• The first set of seagull chicks are growing fast – one of the first things to develop are long legs. I spotted some of them flapping their wings in imitation of the adults, but they are still a long way from flying.

Mammal Notes

• A lone sea lion made it all the way up on the main island until the guest residence! It would get aggressive if I got even slightly close to it. I first thought it might be injured, but I saw no scars or bleeding anywhere.

Census

• Elephant Seals
  • Male = 3
  • Female = 0
• Sea Lions
  • California = 1
  • Steller = 0
• Seagulls = 350 adults, ~70 babies (hard to estimate)
• Pigeon Guillemot = 60
• Eagles = 4
• Oystercatchers = 8 adults, 4 babies (haven’t spotted any new chicks since last week)
• Harbour Seals = 50
• Geese = 3