Mammals:
- Steller sea lion: 1 South Islands, 4 on Middle Rock
- California sea lion: 0
- Harbour seal: 101 plus 5 pups (July 11: 181 adults, one pup, July 4: 54 adults, one pup, June 27: 258)
Birds:
- Gulls: 612 (July 11: 1309, July 4: 514)
- Pigeon guillemot: 139
- Cormorants: 32
- Bald eagle: 3
- Black oystercatcher: 14 adults (saw 8 chicks today, likely 10 or more, no visual yet on the Energy Building chicks)
- Harlequin duck: 2
- Surfbird: 70
- Black turnstone: 141
- Ruddy turnstone: 2
- Brown pelicans: 49
Wildlife seen this week inside the reserve but not observed today include: humpback whale, wandering tattler, western sandpiper, least sandpiper, short-billed dowitcher. Note gull count does not include this years chicks.
Glaucous winged sea gull chicks, not included in the census numbers.
A squadron of brown pelicans, at least 49 of them, flew over the western end of the island several times. They landed in the water and were around for about 30 minutes.
The harbour seal pubs stay with their moms for 4 to 6 weeks before they are weaned and will double in size during that time. The white seal pup first photographed on July 2 and 3 has put on a lot of weight. 
Facility work
- cleaned solar panels
- topped up battery fluids
Vessels
- Ecotourism: 17
- Private: 2
Weather
Strong westerly breeze until afternoon, gale force in the evening, gusting 40 knots. Day time temperatures: low 11, high 16.
US Coast Guard tall ship heading west up Juan de Fuca Strait. Shame it was heading upwind as it would have been fantastic to see the sails up.