Weather
- Visibility: 10 miles
- Wind: 20-25 knts W
- Sky: Clear
- Water: Ripply
- Heavy fog in the morning and evening
Mammal Notes
- More and more stellers have started arriving on the surrounding rocks. I saw stellers on the southeastern rocks for the first time today.
- No sign of the malnourished/injured california sea lion for the last 2 days, which leads me to believe that he may have finally passed away
- Spotted both the seal pups today, and looks like they’re getting pretty big. They’re about half the size of the adults now.
Bird Notes
- Geese continue to remain on the island after their return from their long absence. Counted 6 today.
Census
Species counts may not be fully accurate – the fog hindered visibility significantly.
- Elephant Seals
- Male = 2
- Female = 1
- Sea Lions
- California = 6
- Steller = 41
- Seagulls = 382 adults + 150 juvenile
- Pigeon Guillemot = 88
- Eagles = 2
- Oystercatchers = 6 adults
- Harbour Seals = 18 adults, 2 (maybe more) babies
- Geese = 6
- Black turnstone = 81