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Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 20-40 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Waves 1-2 metres
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Guy, dropped off a group of 8 students and 1 chaperone from Pearson College for a little overnight trip
Ecological
Seems to be less sea lions lately, and only about 9 elephants
Census
stellar sea lions – 23
california sea lions – 31
harbour seals – 42
elephant seals – 9 female
gulls – 150
cormorants – 28
pigeon guillemots – 152
black turnstones – 28
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 12
geese – 16
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Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 10-20 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Other
DND was blasting today, the animals were not happy about it
3 of the female elephant seals are tagged one was an orange tag reading T532, then two green tags reading D019 and B198
Census
stellar sea lions – 33
california sea lions – 29
harbour seals – 12
elephant seals – 11 female
gulls – 174
cormorants – 16
black turnstones – 28
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 4
geese – 14
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Tagged blackturnstone , california , census , cormorant , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinnduck , nesting , oystercatcher , pup , sealion , stellar , tagged
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 15-30 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Choppy about 1 metre
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Guy, went by with a group from the college but it was too rough for them to tie up to the jetty
Ecological
8 adult female elephant seals all together, 1 pup and the other pup still hasnt shown up
not much else going on, need to check the goose nests again soon, it looks like there is either more of them or the geese haved moved their nest
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 10-20 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Guy, Dan and Travis dropped by today to work on the internet and help me with a couple chores
Ecological
Yet another 2 females came by today making a total of 9 elephant seals all of them female
Census
stellar sea lions – 28
california sea lions – 35
harbour seals – 12
elephant seals – 9 female
gulls – 150
cormorants – 28
pigeon guillemots – 52
black turnstones – 18
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 2
geese – 12
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Tagged blackturnstone , california , census , cormorant , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinnduck , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , sealion , stellar
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 5-15 NW up to 25 in late afternoon
Sky: Overcast with a few sunny spots
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Ecological
6 female elephant seals all together, the pups are by the lighthouse the other 4 are the flag pole
saw a Black bellied plover today and got a few photos of it
the geeses are now laying eggs, saw 3 nests today
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 5-15 NE
Sky: Overcast
Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
quite a few ecotours went by this morning
Ecological
Same five female elephants around but less sea lions around
Census
stellar sea lions – 17
california sea lions – 28
harbour seals – 12
elephant seals – 5 female
gulls – 128
cormorants – 18
pigeon guillemots – 39
black turnstones – 18
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 2
geese – 14
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Tagged blackturnstone , california , census , cormorant , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinnduck , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , sealion , stellar
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 0-10 SW
Sky: Cloudy
Water: Flat Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few boats went by today, along with a couple visitors on the island
Ecological
The pups are inseperable, its adorable, then an older female that is pretty large showed up today and got right in between them, the youngest pup was pretty upset about it but the three of them are napping together now
Census
stellar sea lions – 29
california sea lions – 74
harbour seals – 15
elephant seals – 3 female
gulls – 205
cormorants – 24
pigeon guillemots – 276
black turnstones – 31
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 12
fox sparrows – 2
geese – 14
eagles – 2
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Tagged blackturnstone , california , census , cormorant , eagle , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinnduck , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , pup , sealion , stellar , visitors
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 15-40 SW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Waves 1-2 metres
Boats/Visitors
haven’t seen much activity probably because it was blowing 40 knots but the DND was blasting today
Ecological
way less activity than usual probably because of the weather today, its supposed to calm down tomorrow
Census
stellar sea lions – 22
california sea lions – 43
harbour seals – 0
elephant seals – 3 female
gulls – 215
cormorants – 31
pigeon guillemots – 0
black turnstones – 18
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 8
fox sparrows – 2
geese – 14
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Tagged blackturnstones , california , cormorant , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gulls , harlequinnduck , oystercatcher , pup , sealion , steller
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 0-10 SE
Sky: Sunny
Water: Some waves this morning but calm later in the day
Boats/Visitors
a few boats went by today, ecotours and fishing
Ecological
An adult female elephant seal showed up today and the oldest pup was relaxing on the jetty with the sea lions
also the juvenile male had blood on him, there may have been a couple small puncture wounds but nothing serious
it was a beautiful afternoon, a bit difficult counting with all the movement
Census
stellar sea lions – 75
california sea lions – 112
harbour seals – 28
elephant seals – 2 male, 4 female
gulls – 324
cormorants – 35
pigeon guillemots – 37 (there were way more yesterday)
black turnstones – 18
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 11
fox sparrows – 2
geese – 12
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Tagged blackturnstone , bull , california , census , cormorant , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinduck , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , pup , sealion , stellar , tagged
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 15-25 SW this morning, down to 5-15 SW this afternoon
Sky: Very Sunny
Water: Waves about a metre this morning, to flat in the afternoon
Boats/Visitors
a few boats went by today, saw some tour boats, fishing boats and sailboats
Ecological
Quite a few of the sea lions were in the water today, with their fins up, soaking in the sunlight
Census
Stellar Sea Lions – 35
California Sea Lions – 38
Harbour Seals – 27
Elephant Seals – 2 females and 3 males
Gulls – 213
Cormorants – 24
Eagles – 5
Harlquin Ducks – 14
Black Turnstones – 18
Black Oyster Catchers – 8
Geese – 12
Fox Sparrows – 2
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Tagged Black Oystercatcher , black-turnstone , california , census , cormorant , eagle , ecotour , elephant seal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequin duck , sealion , stellar
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