Visitors:
Greg brought 6 visitors today:
- Lisette and Mads – Mads is former student and both are volunteering at Pearson College
- Garry Fletcher – Park Warden
- James Tuohy – future Ecoguardian
- Ann Nightingale and Andrew Jacobs – Rocky Point Bird Observatory
Bird count and gull nesting survey:
The highlight of my day was helping Andrew with the gull nesting survey. I was amazed at how many different gull species, hybrids, and colour morphs of the Western x Glaucous-winged Gull hybrid (Olympic Gull) a highly trained expert eye can distinguish. In addition to a count, Andrew mapped the location of nests, the species/hybrid on the nest, and for obviously paired birds, the identity of each member of the pair. I expect Andrew and Ann’s observations will triple the species number reported in the June 12 census! I learned a tremendous amount and hope they return again during my time here.
Facility work:
- split rounds of firewood
Wildlife notes:
The one year old Elephant visited for a brief period in the morning.
Vessels:
Ecotourism boats were not counted today but a shockingly large log barge in tow was seen.
Weather:
Winds variable in the morning turning to westerly 20 knots in the afternoon.