In the fall of 2011, a female northern sea lion (Steller) and her pup appeared at Race Rocks. This is the first such pair that we have seen there. Link to Ryan Muphy’s Flickr site for a set of pictures … Continue reading
At 0840hrs PDT a floatplane flew low from W to E over the south side of the Reserve. At 0930hrs PDT a OBMG rental boat was spotted maneuvering carelessly near the SW side of Great Race. At 1000hrs PDT the … Continue reading
Ecoguardian Derek Sterling posted this photo of a red-tailed hawk at Race Rocks in April 2023: https://racerocks.ca/hawk-and-tag/ Images by Ryan Murphy Pam Birley also got some pictures that day as it landed up near the remote camera 5. RECORD … Continue reading
Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Aves Order Charadriiformes Family Scolopacidae Genus Tringa Species incana Common Name: Wandering Tattler (Gmelin, 1789) Other Members of the Class Aves at Race Rocks. Return to the Race Rocks Taxonomy and … Continue reading
Pam Birley took this photo using the remote cam 5 on February 6, 2010. We have had difficulty identifying it but it looks quite like a Laysan Albatross. Below is a quote from Pam: “Thought I would draw your … Continue reading
Pam Birley of England took these photos using the remote camera 5 of the first cowbird sited at Race Rocks on May 17, 2010She also suggested the reference on Cowbirds and Conservation: http://www.audubon.org/bird/research/ Some interesting research about the population dynamics of these birds … Continue reading
“Thought I would draw your attention to this mystery bird, seen on Middle Rock on Saturday. I was actually looking at the seals but this large bird caught my eye because it was so white. I wish I had taken … Continue reading
0758 hrs February 7, 2010: Today a new elephant seal pup was born on Great Race Rock . Follow the story below as we track what happens to this new pup. Photos by Ryan Murphy Also see the excellent photos and … Continue reading
‘Elephant Seal’, 5, ‘Camera 5 user Pam Birley first spotted our FOURTH recorded elephant seal birth here at Race Rocks. The new pup is with two adult females and Slash on Middle Rocks and so far appears to be doing … Continue reading
Elephant Seal pup on Middle Rocks, January 21, 2010. January 21, 2010: Today a new elephant seal pup was born on Middle Island Rock at Race Rocks. Follow the story below as we track what happens to this new pup. … Continue reading