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

 

Recent Posts

May 23 Census

Mammals:

  • Steller sea lion: 6  (May 15: 21, May 8: 37)
  • California sea lion: 27
  • Harbour seal: 50
  • Elephant seal: 4 female

Birds:

  • Gulls: 467 (May 15: 391, May 8: 114)
  • Pigeon guillemot: 30 (under represented, probably out fishing)   (May 15: 78, May 8: 153)
  • Cormorants: 43
  • Canadian geese: 6
  • Bald eagle: 4
  • Harlequin duck: 6
  • Oyster catcher:  8

Over the past three weeks there has been a reduction in the number of Stellar sea lions and a big increase in the number of gulls. Wildlife species that were present in the past week but not observed today include: brown pelican, savannah sparrow, barn swallow, killdeer, wandering tattler.

Pelagic cormorants

Sea lions dogpiled on the prized flat rock near the Jetty.

This sea lion was swimming around the dogpile on flat rock. I imaging it would hurt to haul oneself out of the water and up the rocks with an injury like that.

Facility work

  • cleaned solar panels
  • weeded along the panels mounted on the ground, shore side of the energy building. I walk there every day and the tall grass hides the rocky, uneven, ankle biting terrain.

Weather

Winds southwest and westerlies 10 to 18 most of the day, westerly 25 in early evening. Cloudy day. At 8pm the batteries are only at 69% charge and 50.4V. Shame there wasn’t enough sun today. The generator may auto start before the sun comes out tomorrow. It hasn’t run for the last two days.

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