Mammals
sea otter: 1
California sea lion: 4 (2 South Islands, 2 Great Race Rock)
elephant seal: 1 (male)
harbour seal: 139 (60 South Islands, 9 South Seal rocks, 29 Middle, 24 Turbine, 17 North Island)
Birds
bald eagle: 4
cormorant: 14
gulls: 415
oyster catcher: 8 adults, 2 chicks
pigeon guillemot: 5
barn swallow: 4
Wildlife notes:
Only 5 pigeon guillemots remained on the island today. The elephant seal has large areas of dark skin showing and spent his day in the same spot. It was a quiet day.
Facility work:
The overcast conditions necessitated running the generator for 4.5 hours.
- cleaned solar panels
- thistles
- kindling
Vessels:
9 Ecotourism boats, 1 private
Weather:
Windy day. Low cloud, distant fogbank, winds W 29 in the morning with gusts to 36 by mid-morning. Cloudy throughout the day, scattered showers. Winds WNW 19 in the early evening.
DND:
Several blasts today. No obvious signs of distress.