Species at Risk in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve

Organisms that are considered to be  Species at Risk which either stop at Race Rocks during migration , or overwinter there or are regular residents in the  Race Rocks Ecological Reserve are listed here: The image links to the page in our taxonomy and Image gallery:
Canada’s Species at Risk Act:

SARA: Species at risk
COSEWIC: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada: The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) provides advice to government on the status of wildlife species and was established as a legal entity under the Species at Risk Act.

 

 Species migrant or resident at Race Rocks Link to Species at risk registry
Categories of Risk/concern
ancient Ancient Murrelet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
COSEWIC : SPECIAL CONCERN
swallowclose-2 Barn Swallow
Hirundo
Rustica
COSEWIC: Threatened
rmaug2410heronl Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias fannini
COSEWIC: Special Concern
hlark2 Horned lark
Eremophila
Alpestris
COSEWIC:Threatened
raisamarbmurrlet Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
COSEWIC: Threatened
1-25-2011 11-18-26 AM-S  Peregrine Falcon
Falco
peregrinus pealii
COSEWIC Special concern
raisamay1010redknotm Red Knot
Calidris
canutus
COSEWIC
rufa subspecies
Endangered
ACsealions Steller’s Sealion
Eumetopias
jubatus
COSEWIC
Special Concern

 

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Afterbirth

Wildlife notes

I always gaze about when I’m on the roof of the Energy Building cleaning the solar panels. This morning a flash of red caught my attention near a small harbour seal pup and mom swimming between the southwest shore and South Seal Rocks. It was the placenta trailing behind the pup! They disappeared from view 15 minutes later with the placenta still attached. It is heartwarming to observe the close physical contact between females and their pubs on land and in the sea swimming together as they roll, swirl, bend and touch noses to smell each other. We know there at least three new pups: the one first observed on July 2, the pup on the boat ramp July 5, and today’s pup.

Harbour seal mom and pup swimming to toward South Seal Rocks. The placenta is trailing behind the pub

Harbour seal mom and pup with placenta.

Harbour seal with her pub on the shore by the Energy Building. By the colouring and markings on the pub’s face it seems to be same one as first observed on July 2 and 3rd.

Facility work

  • cleaned the solar panels
  • weed whacking

Vessels

  • Ecotourism: 17
  • Private: 2
  • Rowboat: 1

Weather

Winds light to moderate, mostly westerly. Skies partly cloudy. Daytime temperatures: low 13, high 18.

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