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Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 15-25 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Waves under a metre
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Guy came by with some of the japan house students
Ecological
About a dozen elephants seals
not many sea lions around lately, some stellars on the south rocks and a few californias on the jetty
Census
stellar sea lions – 12
california sea lions – 15
harbour seals – 23
elephant seals – 11 female, 1 male
gulls – 180
cormorants – 12
pigeon guillemots – 124
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 8
geese – 16
eagles – 2
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Tagged california , census , cormorant , eagle , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinnduck , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , sealion , stellar , visitor
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 0-20 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
along with two kayakers and a bunch of sailboats
Ecological
about a dozen elephants, quite a few different birds and not a lot of sea lions about today
a possible sea otter in the north kelp bed but I couldn’t see it, but there were boats circling around there
saw an oyster catcher nest as well
Census
stellar sea lions – 12
california sea lions – 25
harbour seals – 32
elephant seals – 11 female, 1 male
gulls – 180
cormorants – 18
pigeon guillemots – 220
harlequinn ducks – 12
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 10
geese – 16
eagles – 2
sea otter – maybe 1
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Tagged california , census , cormorant , Eagles , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinnduck , kayak , nest , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemots , sailing , sealion , seaotter , stellar
Weather
Visibility: 0-15 Miles, fog a few times throughout the day
Wind: 15-35 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Waves 1-2 metres
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
Ecological
there were quite a few californias on the jetty
there is one young male in the about 9 elephant seals, photos included
Census
stellar sea lions – 38
california sea lions – 25
harbour seals – 32
elephant seals – 9 female 1 male
gulls – 150
cormorants – 28
pigeon guillemots – 50
black turnstones – 18
harlequinn ducks – 0
oyster catchers – 14
fox sparrows – 8
geese – 16
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Tagged blackturnstone , california , census , cormorant , ecotour , elehpantseal , fog , fox-sparrow , gull , harbourseal , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , sealion , stellar
Weather
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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Tagged blackturnstones , california , canadagoose , census , cormorant , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemots , sealion , stellar , visitors
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: 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 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: Overcast
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few boats went by today, including ecotour, fishing boats and a couple kayakers
Ecological
All 5 female elephant seals are still doing good
there were plenty of harbour seals around
the geese will probably start nesting soon but I haven’t seen any clear nests yet
and saw a common merganser by the harlequinn ducks
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: 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
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