Sunday, September 29, 2024
Today was our last census!!!
We took our coffees up to the tower for the 7am Low tide.
Animal Census:
Birds:
- Gulls: 1580
- Cormorants: 22
- Canada Goose: 22
- Turnstones:
- Shorebird: 1
Would love help on the ID of this.. email us if you know!
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- See close-up below
Mammals:
- Stellar Sea Lion: 306
- California Sea Lion: 834
- Harbour Seal: 81
- Elephant Seal female: 2
Animal Tracking and Injuries:
Spotted a Stellar Sea lion with fishing line wrapped around his neck ☹
Reported to DFO.
Since we are leaving on Tuesday, we spent the day cleaning the house, and washing the windows.
As well as our daily fence repair. It’s a particularly nauseating feeling to wake up each morning, look out at the beautiful view, and survey the extent of fence damage that has happened overnight…. This is a task I definitely will not miss.
Weather: Sunny all day, Very windy all night (35+ Knts, dropping all day to around 20knts W/SW)
Whale Watching Vessels: 10
Private Vessels: 2
**Loads of Humpbacks hanging about 😊