marine ecology educational resource, remote-control webcams,elephant seal colony,Sea lion haulout,sustainable energy, solar energy
Main menu
Weather
Visibility: 15 Miles
Wind: 0-10 NW
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
A few ecotours and sailboats going by
Maintenance
Fence maintenance, some pressure washing
Ecological
Haven’t seen the pups today but am sure they are around, there are quite a few sea lions on all of the rocks
also some harlequin ducks today and plenty of cormorants
the past few days I’ve seen maybe 4 humpbacks
Census
Elephant Seal – 0
Harbour Seal – 178
California Sea Lion – 281
Stellar Sea Lion – 344
Sea Otter – 1
Harlequin Duck – 5 male 1 female
Cormorant – 117
Fox Sparrow – 12
Gull -421
Geese – 10
Black Turnstone – 15
Posted in Animal census , Bird Notes , Ecoguardians Log , Mammal Notes
|
Tagged blackturnstone , california , cormorant , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbour , harlequinduck , seal , sealion , seaotter , stellar
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
Posted in Animal census , Bird Notes , Ecoguardians Log , Mammal Notes , Marine Vessels , weather notes
|
Tagged blackturnstone , bull , california , census , cormorant , ecotour , elephantseal , foxsparrow , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinduck , oystercatcher , pigeonguillemot , pup , sealion , stellar , tagged
Weather
Visibility:15 Miles
Wind: 0-10 NE
Sky: Cloudy
Water: Calm
Boats/Visitors
a few ecotours went by today
I had a couple visitors come from the college to take a little tour around the island
Ecological
Another mature female elephant seal showed up this morning, I am unsure if she is pregnant but I guess we will find out in a couple days
Census
Stellar Sea Lions – 92
California Sea Lions – 117
Harbour Seals – 22
Elephant Seals – 11 – 5 males, 4 female and 2 pups
Cormorants – 97
Gulls – 204
Eagles –12
Black Turnstones – 33
Black Oystercatchers – 34
Geese – 4
Harlequin Duck – 14
Posted in Animal census , Bird Notes , Ecoguardians Log , Island Visitors , Mammal Notes , Marine Vessels , weather notes
|
Tagged blackoystercatcher , blackturnstone , california , census , cormorant , eagle , ecotour , elephantseal , geese , gull , harbourseal , harlequinduck , pup , sealion , stellar , visitor
Posted in Bird Notes , Ecoguardians Log , Facility work , Mammal Notes , Marine Vessels , weather notes
|
Tagged blackoystercatcher , californiasealion , eagle , elephantseal , harlequinduck , pup , tagged