Brandt’s Cormorants making a break for more sheltered area
Ecological Happenings
- Gusting gale-force winds from the North East and high seas with 2m swells rolling through.
- Birds hunkered down on the rocks while the sea lions mainly spent the day in the ocean away from the breakers on the rocks.
- The male Elephant seals spent the day on the main island with two female seals on Middle rocks.
Marine Vessels
- None
Maintenance
- Logs cleared from jetty.
Thayer’s gulls sitting it out
Census Count
| Sea Lion | 169 |
| Harbour Seal | 18 |
| Elephant Seal | 4 |
| Cormorant | 187 |
| Gull | 323 |
| Oyster Catcher | 24 |
| Bald Eagle (Adult/Immature) | 1/6 |
| Harlequin Duck | 4 |
| Dunlin | 8 |
| Bufflehead | 1 |
| Black Turnstone | 12 |
| Spotted during the week | |
| Humpbacks | 3 |
| Orca | 6 |
| Marbled Godwit | 1 |
| Black Legged Kittiwake | 1 |
| Surf Scoter | 3 |
| Pidgeon Guillemots | 15 |
| Surfbirds | 25 |
| Oyster Catcher | 63 |
| Bald Eagle (Adult/Immature) | 2/8 |
| Harlequin Duck | 18 |
| Raven | 3 |
| Black Turnstone | 48 |
Brandt’s Cormorant trying to make headway in the gale fore winds