Weather Today: 

• Visibility 10-15 NM
• Sky overcast
• Wind 20-30 knots NE
• Large swells and some whitecaps

Visitors and traffic: 

•  There has not been many boats coming through, probably due to the poor conditions.

Notes: 

• The weather since our last post was very rough, we had winds of over 50 knots (about 100km/h) and some very rough surface conditions.
• We have been having some equipment issues but we are back and have some great photos to share!
• On Saturday we spotted an oddity – a Canada Goose with a mostly white neck. It really stood out from the rest of its feathered friends and it was a rush to the camera for us. We think it may be leucistic. Leucism is not one specific condition, and this ‘depigmentation’ probably has an underlying genetic cause.
• We have seen a variety of eagle but most exciting was the bird about 20 feet in front of the house, perched on top of a freshly caught seagull!
• On Sunday a seagull with a badly injured and nearly missing wing was around, perhaps the result of a predator attack gone badly for both parties. It was completely alert and walking around with the other seagulls but we haven’t seen it since and presumably it succumbed to its injuries or predation.
• Canadian Coast Guard Ship John Cabot, an offshore fisheries science vessel, paid the area a visit. The vessel hung around for about an hour and looked to be doing something with a lifeboat, maybe training? CCGS John Cabot was just recently constructed at Seaspan Shipyards and was launched in July, champagne bottle and all, by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
• Visibility has been erratic – we will have a census posted when first possible.