Ecological Notes:
- Difficult to count without disturbing them, but observations from the rock, and previous observations from the water show many more female sea lions, and nursing pups present
- Elephant Seal female was seen on the outer rocks for the first couple days, not been seen since
- Although there were 2 when I first arrived, now there is just 1 Snow Goose present
Visitors:
- 2 Education classes from Pearson College stayed here, 1 set each weekend
- Shorefront crew delivered me, and supplies to the reserve
- IT tech, and 2 contractors to service the propane systems
Facility Work:
- Students from the college helped with the animal census
- checked battery levels, checked overall fuel levels
- added some fuel to the main house furnace tank
- IT person reset the switches on the starlink system to give direct internet access (it has been running through the original college system)
- Crew serviced the propane valves and hot water systems on both the main house and the student/science house
- Shorefront staff helped moved fuel and cut firewood blocks
- Used the Hydraulic woodsplitter for the first time
- Currently, the propane water heater in the main house is not firing up…. working with shorefront coordinator and techs to solve
DND events:
- A few blasts Monday, scheduled for ongoing this week … noted more disturbance from the sea lions than I have noted in the past (maybe as it it earlier in the season, there are more “new” ones here)
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- 3 Eco-Tourism vessels
- 1 education program vessel with a few visits ( these are run by one of the Eco-Tourism companies, but separate from the regular tours)
- Various private vessels, including kayaks, and a small dinghy, have visited the reserve, all behaving properly
Weather Events:
The standard mix of fall weather no extremely high winds, minimal rain over night, mostly clear with cloudy patches
- Saturday, November 22:
- Sky: clear with light haze, overcast later in the day
- Wind: W 25 kts
- Sea: rippled with very little chop, becoming 1-2 ft chop later in the afternoon
- Temperature 10oC
Weather – Current:
http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather – Past: