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Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 0-10 NE
- Sky: Cloudy
- Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
- a few ecotours went by today
- I had a couple visitors come from the college to take a little tour around the island
Ecological
- Another mature female elephant seal showed up this morning, I am unsure if she is pregnant but I guess we will find out in a couple days
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 92
- California Sea Lions – 117
- Harbour Seals – 22
- Elephant Seals – 11 – 5 males, 4 female and 2 pups
- Cormorants – 97
- Gulls – 204
- Eagles –12
- Black Turnstones – 33
- Black Oystercatchers – 34
- Geese – 4
- Harlequin Duck – 14
Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 0-10 NW
- Sky: Cloudy
- Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
- a couple ecotours went by today
Ecological
- The pup is getting so big, elephant seal pups are supposed to gain about 10 pounds a day
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 74
- California Sea Lions – 107
- Harbour Seals – 0
- Elephant Seals – 5 – 3 males, 1 female and 1 pup
- Cormorants – 88
- Gulls – 182
- Eagles – 6
- Black Turnstones – 27
- Black Oystercatchers – 12
- Geese – 2
Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 15-20 NE
- Sky: Partly cloudy, some sunlight this morning
- Water: Choppy less than a metre
Boats/Visitors
- a few ecotours went by today
Ecological
- The 6 day old pup is doing well
- The other 5 elephant seals are doing well too
- still quite a few sea lions around
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 5-10 S
- Sky: Cloudy
- Water: Choppy about 1 metre
Boats/Visitors
- Kyle came by today to help me fuel the generator
Ecological
- The pup seems to be doing well, the largest male is staying near the mom and pup and is chasing the 3 smaller males off when they get too close
- There appears to be a small female sea lion, stellar by the colouring by the jetty that doesn’t appear to be doing too well
Weather
- Visibility: 10-15 miles
- Wind: ranging 20-30 NE
- Sky: cloudy
- Water: choppy 1-2 metres
Boats/Visitors
- Not much boat traffic, saw a couple helicopters though
Ecological
- The pup born on tuesday is doing well
- The larger male is keeping the smaller 3 males away from the mom and pup
- still a few sea lions around
Census
- California Sea Lions – 76
- Stellar Sea Lions – 58
- Elephant Seals – 6 (4 males, 1 female and 1 pup)
- Harbour Seals – 32
- Cormorants – 128
- Gulls – 94
- Oyster Catchers – 24
- Black Turnstones – 27
- Eagles – 4
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 0-10 NE
Sky: cloudy and rainy
Water: a bit choppy this morning, calm now
Boats/Visitors
- Had a couple boats cruise by and a helicopter flew by a couple times
Census
- California sea lions – 215
- Stellar sea lions – 159
- Harbour seals – 22
- Elephant seals – 1 large male
- Gulls – 307
- Cormorants – 68
- Geese – 14
- Eagles – 4
Notes
- well I am off tomorrow and Mikey will be the new ecoguardian until my return in 5 weeks
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 15-30 SW throughout the day
- Sky: cloudy for the most part, bit of sun came through
- Water: a bit choppy today
Boats/Visitors
- Had a couple boats cruise by
Ecological
- slightly less sea lions
- also saw, oystercatchers, harlequinns
- a couple eagles
Notes
- looks like the wind is going to pick up again tonight
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 267
- California Sea Lions – 142
- Harbour Seals – 14
- Elephant Seals – possibly one on the outer rocks, not sure
- Gulls – 275
- Cormorants – 321
- Black Turnstones – 32
- Geese – 16
- Oystercatchers – 4
- Harlequinn Ducks – 16
- Eagles – 2
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 0-10 NE
- Sky: cloudy throughout the day
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Saw a couple ecotours cruise by
Ecological
- still more sea lions than I expected to still be here, no elephant seal either.
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 343
- California Sea Lions, 152
- Harbour Seals – 13
- Gulls – 317
- Cormorants – 119
- Harlequinn Ducks – 18
- Black Turnstones – 24
- Eagle – 1
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- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: It was Blowing 23 NW this morning but is now 5-10 NE
- Sky: Some clouds throughout the day with a bit of sunshine coming through
- Water: choppy this morning, calmed down in late afternoon
Boats/Visitors
- Had some ecotours cruise by today
Ecological
- sea lions are still in the way by the desalinator room
Notes
- Ran the generator and desalinator today for a few hours, and the solar panels are nice clean, brought in a decent amount of solar energy today
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 15-30 NE throughout the day
- Sky: cloudy all day bit of sunshine came through in the afternoon
- Water: choppy today
Boats/Visitors
- Some ecotours skipping across the waves today
Ecological
- less sea lions today than last week
Notes
- DnD was blasting again today
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 105
- California Sea Lions – 286
- Elephant Seals – 2
- Cormorants- 634
- Gulls – 308
- Geese – 14
- Oyster Catchers 8
- Black Turnstones – 8
- Eagles – 2
