Since arriving each day more and more sea lions arrive and less birds return. Observing whales of varying types and numbers is a daily occurance, lately to the north for Orca and to the south/ south west for the Humpback and A lone Blue whale swam by from north to south along the west shore.
Weather:
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- Sky: Clear with Fog to the South/South East
- Wind: SW 16 kts
- Sea: Slight ripple
- Visibility: 5 nautical miles to North, less than 1 to South
Weekly Census (observed on Sept. 3rd):
- Male Elephant Seal: 1
- Steller/Northern sea lions: 278
- Female Stellar/Norther sea lion: 1
- California sea lion: 499
- Harbour seals: 99
- Humpback Whale: 1
- Blue Whale: 1
- Orca: 2
- Bald eagles: 1
- Black oystercatchers: 5
- Cormorants: 39
- Glaucous-winged gulls: 646
- Juveniles Glaucous-winged gulls:151
- California Gull: 218
- Harlequin Duck: 1
- Sanderling: 1
- Sandpiper: 1
- Surfbirds: 5
- Black turnstones: 22
Visitors:
- No visitors
Facility Work:
- Cleaned windows
- Electric fence repairs
- Ryan tinkered in the workshop
Vessel Traffic:
- Canadian and American ecotour boats regularly come through the reserve as well can be scene just outside of the reserve observing the different whales that have been in the area.
Juvenile Glaucous winged gull.
Black Turnstones can often be spotted on the east banks of Great Race.
The lone female Steller/ Northern sea lion lounging on the southern bank of Great Race.
Harbour Seal basking at low tide.
Stellar/ Northern sea lions snuggled up.
A couple Harbour Seals take advantage of low tide as a curious California sea lion swims past.
California Sea lions playing in the south channel.
California Sea lions playing in the south channel.