Pam Birley has taken some excellent photos using the remote cameras of a pair of ravens at Race Rocks. You can see them on her Flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66339356@N00/sets/72157632533500094/page2/
A good way to keep track of cormorants using the ecological reserve as a winter resting areas is by regular photographs from the remote cameras. Pam Birley has frequently provided such images as this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66339356@N00/8418080956/in/set-72157632533500094
In most years since 1997 we have been able to contribute to the Christmas Bird Count for the Sooke/Victoria area. This website contains all the past records: This year, Garry Fletcher was picked up with the station boat by the … Continue reading
Have had some really nice weather out here since the storm. Pelicans are still stopping in and flying through the reserve, mostly in pairs or singles. Bald Eagles have been quite active in the mornings hunting. On top of … Continue reading
Records of tagged Elephant Seals observed at Race Rocks. For Tagged Elephant Seals recorded in our log from 2010-2013– etc. see https://racerocks.ca/tag/tagged/ We often encounter marine mammals in the reserve which have been marked when trapped in another location as … Continue reading
This is the first image taken of this species at Race Rocks. Pam said in her e-mail “Not too exciting but never seen them before at RR. A group of 6 Mallards in a rock pool along the NE shore. … Continue reading
Rainfall at Race Rocks. Recorded by a Davis Instruments tipping bucket rain gauge. These graphs are made possible by the website victoriaweather.ca Hourly Rainfall today at Race Rocks Rainfall for the past week at Race Rocks … Continue reading
This weekend the island and reserve is teeming with humans. Seven Pearson students are experiencing a weekend here, we have 4 groups of Pearson students (60 in total) coming out for a biology exam. As well the “Friends of Ecological … Continue reading
I have uploaded several pics of the newly returned elephant seal to my Flickr Race Rocks Set (Pam Birley)
This is a temporary file to retain the Ecoguardians notes on marine animal observations from 2003 to 2011. Eventually I will get these placed IN THE WORDPRESS LOG WITH a post for the specific date. -1, ‘2003-01-01’, ‘Other’, 1, ‘large … Continue reading