Ecological Notes:
- Expecting female Elephant Seal still hanging out primarily on the boat ramp area
- The younger, tagged female visits occasionally, and one day came to the top of the side ramp and slept by the upper ramp deck
- Large groups of Black Oyster catchers visiting
- Still have 25-30 Canadian Geese here (nearly double the amount that was here last year)
Visitors:
- Waterfront Coordinator delivered diesel fuel
Facility Work:
- Finally getting the start of some logs coming in to collect for firewood, still no where as many as the last couple years
- High winds, King Tides and NE and SE winds are bring lots of debris into the boat ramp area, damaging the fencing and requiring daily clean up
- Jetty fencing repair put on hold for now
- While not directly current work, I’ve noticed the fuel burn on the furnace is much lower than it has ever been while I’ve been coming out here. They replaced the feed line and added a new thermostat
- Found the rain collection barrel, this allows me to gather some extra water for use in cleaning and the pressure washer
- Between bad weather, sometimes slippery walkway (goose poop), and a sometimes sore back, I take advantage of the best days to move fuel to the Generator building, getting as far ahead as I can
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- still occasional Ecotourism vessels visiting the reserve
Weather Events:
- Friday, November 22:
- Sky: Mixed sun and cloud, clouding over with many rain squalls in the afternoon
- Wind: NE 20-25kts veering to SE mid day peak of 30kts, then dropping to 5-10kts
- Sea:Slight swell from the NE in the morning,
- Temperature Low 4oC, High 8oC
- Sky: Mixed sun and cloud, clouding over with many rain squalls in the afternoon
- Saturday, November 23:
- Sky: Morning mix of cloud with clear sunny breaks, overcast by noon
- Wind: averaging ENE to 5kts
- Sea: light chop turning to high waves by evening
- Temperature Low 2 oC, High 10 oC
- Sky: Morning mix of cloud with clear sunny breaks, overcast by noon
- Sunday, November 24:
- Sky: Mix of sun and cloud in the morning
- Wind:NE 5kts
- Sea: rippled to 1′ chop
- Temperature Low 4oC, High 8oC
- Sky: Mix of sun and cloud in the morning
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
Weather – Current:
http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather – Past: