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

L334 Back on the Rocks

I was delighted to see an enormous female elephant seal show up on the boat ramp this afternoon. Turns out she’s well known to the rocks. Born in 2023 in the Año Nuevo State Park, California, she has made regular appearances here over the last few years! Most recently in May of this year by Christine, also in October 2025 and 2024 with Kendra, first mentioned in April of that year as a skittish, young female.

How things have changed! She is around 3-4 years old now, and significantly larger. As soon as the Outlook outage is sorted, I’ll send a report to the researchers at Año Nuevo to let them know she’s come back.

Facility Notes

  • tested new fire pump setup early morning; in the end didn’t manage to get much up to the cistern before the tide came in a tad too close for comfort
  • collected driftwood, laid out to rinse in the rain
  • tidied up indoors

Weather

Sunny, intermittent clouds. Mostly North-Northeasterlies from 2-13 knots during the morning, picking up to 26 knots by the evening. Temperatures from 11-14 degrees.

Vessels Observed

Ecotourism: 3

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