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Census

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Birds

  • Harlequin duck 4

  • Bald eagle adult 3

  • Bald eagle juvenile 6

  • Osprey 1

  • Turnstones 4

  • Caspian Tern 6

  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 158

  • Cormorants 37

  • Pigeon Guillemots 58

  • Oyster catcher 19

  • Canada Goose 15

  • Canada Goose Goslings 7

  • Greater White Fronted Goose 1

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 26

  • Harbour seal  123

  • California sea lion 68

  • Elephant seal male (juvenile) 1

  • Elephant seal female 2

  • Elephant seal pup 1 (male)

  • Sea otter 1

Census

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Birds

  • Bald eagle adult 2
  • Bald eagle juvenile 2
  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 180
  • Cormorants 22
  • Pigeon Guillemots 74
  • Oyster catcher 14
  • Turnstones 4
  • Canadian goose 17
  • Canadian goose, goslings 7 , (3 families, various sizes based on family)

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 24
  • Harbour seal 68
  • California sea lion 47
  • Elephant seal juvenile male 1
  • Elephant seal female 4
  • Elephant seal pup 1 male
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 1 younger Steller Sea Lion .. rather rough and raw ring around back of neck, but healed and smooth under neck. It was suggested to me, it may have been a previous rescue that is healing, but I didn’t get a good view to check for a rear flipper tag.

Census

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Although the Census is normally posted without additional comments, there is an extreme variation in this one. Even after a 1 day delay, there are dramatically less animals in the reserve today. An anecdotal possibility is that Sunday night had a 50+ knot storm, lining up with a high tide and lots of big ocean swells, making the reserve a very nasty place to be! Tuesday morning also had many large DND detonations that also scattered wildlife as it was returning.

Birds

  • Bald eagle adult 1
  • Bald eagle juvenile 2
  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 58
  • Cormorants 3
  • Pigeon Guillemots 22
  • Oyster catcher 10
  • Canadian goose 8
  • Canadian goose, goslings 2

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 3
  • Harbour seal 53
  • California sea lion 13
  • Elephant seal juvenile male 1
  • Elephant seal female 5
  • Elephant seal pup 2 – 1 male, 1 female
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0

Census

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Birds

  • Bald eagle adult 4
  • Bald eagle juvenile 4
  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 159
  • Cormorants 16
  • Pigeon Guillemots 87
  • Oyster catcher 4
  • Greater White-fronted Goose 1
  • Canadian goose 17
  • Canadian goose, goslings 0 , (at one point during the week there were 7)

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 23
  • Harbour seal 82
  • California sea lion 41
  • Elephant seal juvenile male 1
  • Elephant seal female 5
  • Elephant seal pup 2 – 1 male, 1 female
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0

Census

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Birds

  • Harlequin duck 6
  • Greater White-fronted Goose 1
  • Bald eagle adult 4
  • Bald eagle juvenile 4
  • Turnstones 8
  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 138
  • Cormorants 16
  • Pigeon Guillemots 53
  • Oyster catcher 8
  • Canadian goose 18
  • Canadian goose, goslings 5
  • Surf Birds 8

 

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 48
  • Harbour seal 78
  • California sea lion 35
  • Elephant seal juvenile male 1
  • Elephant seal female 5
  • Elephant seal pup 2
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0

Census

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Birds

  • Harlequin duck 10
  • Bald eagle adult 5
  • Bald eagle juvenile 8
  • Turnstones 19
  • Gulls, Glaucous and Western 152
  • Cormorants 28
  • Pigeon guillemots 74
  • Oyster catcher 8
  • Canadian geese 18
  • Surf Birds 6

 

Mammals

  • Steller sea lion 53
  • Harbour seal 115
  • California sea lion 28
  • Elephant seal female 6
  • Elephant seal pup 2
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0

Census

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Birds

  • Harlequin duck 16
  • Snowy plover 0
  • Bald eagle adult 2
  • Bald eagle juvenile 4
  • Turnstones 28
  • Killdeer 0
  • Gulls 236
  • Cormorants 18
  • Pigeon guillemots 57
  • Oyster catcher 10
  • Canadian geese 10
  • Surf Birds 10

 

  • Mammals
  • Steller sea lion 49
  • Harbour seal 133
  • California sea lion 32
  • Elephant seal male 0
  • Elephant seal female 8
  • Elephant seal pup 2
  • River otter 0
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0
 

Animal Census

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Animal Census:

Birds

  • Harlequin duck 16
  • Snowy plover 0
  • Bald eagle adult 2
  • Bald eagle juvenile 4
  • Turnstones 24
  • Killdeer 1
  • Gulls 238
  • Cormorants 28
  • Pigeon guillemots 47
  • Oyster catcher 12
  • Canadian geese 10
  • Surf Birds 12

 

  • Mammals
  • Steller sea lion 62
  • Harbour seal 138
  • California sea lion 60
  • Elephant seal male 0
  • Elephant seal female 7
  • Elephant seal pup 4
  • River otter 0
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: 0
Elephant seal pups:4 The pups are swimming for short times.

Census

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Ecological Notes  : After much effort to detour the Canada geese from nesting, I came home today to this Easter gift on my door step!

I have been Goosed!

 

 
Animal Census:

Birds

  • Harlequin duck 14
  • Snowy plover 0
  • Bald eagle adult 2
  • Bald eagle juvenile 4
  • Turnstones 22
  • Killdeer 0
  • Gulls 207
  • Cormorants 76
  • Pigeon guillemots 34
  • Oyster catcher 9
  • Canadian geese 12
  • Surf Birds 16

 

  • Mammals
  • Steller sea lion 51
  • Harbour seal 144
  • California sea lion 64
  • Elephant seal male 0
  • Elephant seal female 3
  • Elephant seal pup 4
  • River otter 1
  • Sea otter 1
  • Animal Tracking and Injuries: California sea lion.
Elephant seal pups:4 The pups are swimming at night and returning at day time.
Visitors:1
 Vessel Traffic: Two Eco tour boats One pleasure craft.
 
Weather– Current: http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather–Past:  http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?id=72
 

Census March 28

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Birds

  • Harlequin duck 14
  • Snowy plover 0
  • Bald eagle adult 2
  • Bald eagle juvenile 4
  • Turnstones 23
  • Killdeer 2
  • Gulls 243
  • Cormorants 76
  • Pigeon guillemots 37
  • Oyster catcher 8
  • Canadian geese 8

Mammals

 

  • Steller sea lion 36
  • Harbour seal 87
  • California sea lion 34
  • Elephant seal male 0
  • Elephant seal female 2
  • Elephant seal pup 4
  • Sea otter 1

Vessel traffic: Tug in tow East bound Race pass.

 

 

Weather Events: Wind went from 5 knots west to 40 knots in 20 minutes.

Weather– Current: http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather–Past: http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?id=72