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Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 0-5 knots South.
- From 17:00 onwards, 15-20 knots West.
- Sky: clear and sunny most of the day.
- From 17:00 onwards, some clouds and rain.
- Water: calm
Ecological
- Census day!
- One sea lion was branded U958.
- Colour wise it looks like a Steller, but if you look at the head I think it was a California.
- Laura and her class found a sculpin (type of fish) head.
- Four of what I suspect to be Short-billed Dowitchers today. Fun to watch!
- Didn’t see the killdeer today, which is unusual.
- Steller (Northern) Sea Lions: 66
- Harbour Seals: 60
- California Sea Lions: 57
- Elephant Seals: 13 (4 on Great Race, 9 on Middle Rock)
- Pigeon Guillemots: 269
- Seagulls unspecified: 154
- Surfbirds: 57
- Canada Geese: 17
- Black Turnstones: 17
- Cormorants unspecified: 14
- Harlequin Ducks: 9 (5 males and 4 females)
- Black Oystercatchers: 6
- Savannah Sparrows: 6
- Short-billed Dowitchers: 4..https://www.racerocks.ca/short-billed-dowitcher/
- Bald Eagles: 2 (2 adults, 0 immature)
Boats
- A couple of eco-tours came by.
- Second Nature came out multiple times, delivering 4 groups of students.
- On her second last return, she had overheating issues, so Kyle had to come out in Haiku for the last trip.
Visitors
- Kyle, James, Laura, and 26 students came out to Race Rocks today.
- The students were doing a walk about with Laura, discussing marine biology for their upcoming final exam.
- James did some work on the Davis Weather station and got most of it working again.
Other
- Four DND blasts today.
- 10:05, 10:07, 11:24, and 11:26.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 5-10 knots North West
- Sky: clear and sunny all day
- Water: calm
Ecological
- Two e-seals on Great Race.
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Two e-seals
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Crow & goose
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Easter bouquet
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Sea lions & eagles
Maintenance
- Ran the desalinator.
- Did some goose work.
Boats
- A few boats wandered by.
- The Mahimahi, a US container ship departed from Seattle, was especially noisy as it passed by.
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 0-5 knots North West, then from 15:30 onwards 15-20 knots West
- Sky: mostly clear
- Water: calm
Ecological
- Two elephant seals on Great Race.
- Two California sea lions on the end of the jetty.
Maintenance
Boats
- No boats in the reserve did I see.
Weather
- Visibility: 10 miles, later 15+
- Wind: 20-25 knots North, later 0-5 N
- Sky: overcast, then sun, then overcast
- Water: 2′ chop, then calm
- Great view in the afternoon to the Cascades, 85 miles away!
Ecological
- 2 elephant seals on Great Race.
- Lots of geese looking to make nests.
- Several seagull fights happening as well.
Maintenance
- Ran the desalinator in the afternoon.
- Goose work.
Boats
- A couple of eco-tours came by.
Weather
- Visibility: 5 miles, later 15
- Wind: 10-15 knots NW, later 5-10 NW
- Sky: raining/overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
Ecological
- This morning two elephant seals arrived on the middle of the island.
- One was the weaner, and at first I thought the other was the female.
- But then I realized it was a new young adult male. A yearling or so.
- They both slept all day, and had no interaction.
Maintenance
Other
Weather
- Visibility: 15 miles
- Wind: 10-20 knots NE
- Sky: overcast
- Water: 1′ chop
- At about 18:00 it began to rain for a bit.
Ecological
- The female elephant seal and the weaner spent the day sleeping on the ramp beside the jetty.
- Some eagle activity that kept the geese and seagulls wary.
Maintenance
- Some goose work.
- Nearly finished topping up the batteries.
Boats
- One eco-tour came by in the morning.
Other
- Heard a couple of planes pass over the reserve.
- One in the morning, and one in the afternoon.
