Mammals

elephant seal: 2 (male and female)
harbour seal: 186 (45 South Islands, 53 South Seal Rocks, 29 Middle, 20 Turbine, 39 North Is., 6 Great Race Rock)
Stellar sea lion: 20
California sea lion: 2

Birds

cormorant: 11
gulls*: 607 (4 South Islands,  603 Great Race Rock)
oyster catcher: 10 adults, 1 chick
pigeon guillemot: 124
surfbird: 36
black turnstone: 123
ruddy turnstone: 6
short billed dowitcher: 2
western sandpiper: 7
least sandpiper: 1
harlequin duck: 2
barn swallow: 1

* Note: Gull counts do not include this season’s chicks

A collection of gulls on the western shore, many of which are California gulls.

Pigeon guillemot

Facility work:

• cleaned solar panels
• cleaned Keeper’s House windows
• Pumped salt water to cistern

Vessels:

12 ecotourism, 1 private, 1 spill response vessel

Weather:

Partly cloudy. Predominately westerlies, fresh to strong breeze most of the day, gale force for two hours in the early evening, moderating to near gale by late evening. Daytime temperatures: minimum 11, maximum 15 degrees.