Another gorgeous day on this rock! The gulls are laying eggs faster than I can count them and they seem to range from 1-3 per nest. Lots of nests still without eggs though and lots still being built. I got to see both humpbacks and killer whales not too far out of the reserve today and yet I think I was most excited about the porpoises. I see harbour porpoises nearly every time I go to the beach when I’m home yet I rarely seem to see them here. The water today was so glassy they were impossible to miss!

Facility work:

• Topped up battery electrolytes
• Cleaned solar panels

Vessels:

• Ecotourism: 24 vessels
• Private: 1 vessel

DND Blasting:

• 10:30am – Birds fled, pinnipeds aware but remained hauled out
• 10:32am – Birds still hadn’t returned from first blast, sea lions sat up, harbour seals went in the water
• 10:45am – Was in the midst of battery maintenance, did not note disturbance
• 12:50pm – Birds fled
• 12:52pm – Birds still gone from previous blast 
• 1:10pm – Birds fled but quick to return

Weather:

• Sky: Blue sky and sun
• Wind: Low of 4 knots, High of 9 knots
• Sea: Glassy
• Temperature: Low 10•C, High 24•C

** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **