Another stunning sunny day with intermittent fog, making the island look like part of a storybook. I had a visit from Richard, Mike and Laura in the morning. Mike and Richard installed the new door on the energy building and dropped off some cleaning and first aid supplies for the main house. Laura and I had the chance to catch up and learn about each other’s path to becoming marine biologists, not surprising we had many commonalities and connections! We got chatting ideas for managing and showcasing the decades of data collected at Race Rocks.
Wildlife Notes
- Tail slapping humpback on the SW side of the island
- Canada geese have arrived – although a beautiful bird, they’re an unwelcome visitor as they destroy the tall grass used for other nesting birds on the island.
Facility work
- New door installed on energy building
- Electric fence repairs – another hook broke off a post
- Cleaned solar panels
- Water sampled
- Batteries filled – easy access with the new door!
- Donor sign installed in the Science Building
Weather
- Sky: Early morning fog, cleared to partly cloudy with slight haze. Prescribed burnings to the NW caused some distant smoke. Thick fog after sunset and into the evening.
- Wind: SSW 5-7kts
- Sea state: Calm, small ripples
- Air temp: 13C
Vessels
Many eco tourism vessels watching whales near the reserve throughout the day, mostly on the SE side where there’s consistently been 3-4 humpback whales
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- Canada Geese back on site
Nap time