Ecological Notes:
- 1 Female Elephant Seal in the center of the island, looks like one of this years moms
- 1 near mature Male Elephant Seal
- 1 tagged yearling Elephant Seal male, tagged in California at the age of 23 days on 2022-02-19 …. reported to appropriate resource
- 3 Elephant Seal pups from this season on the boat ramp
- A first for me here at Race Rocks …. noticed the panicking gulls were making a slightly different noise, and sure enough, instead of Eagles it was a Red Tailed hawk!
Visitors:
- A Pearson College alumni (and past Eco-Guardian) is visiting Race Rocks for a couple weeks, for a visit and to offer time to volunteer on projects.
Facility Work and tasks:
- Month end paperwork and reporting, including Seawater data
- Monthly equalization charge and weekly battery fluids top up
DND events:
- Ongoing detonations
- Noted that when they do multiple blasts in close succession, there is a greater reaction from the Sea Lions and birds.
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- Eco-Tourism vessels
- 2 Kayakers, that gave all wildlife a very good buffer, in the reserve at slack tide * note: they didn’t drop the fishing lure while they were in the reserve *
- 3 private vessels visiting the reserve
Noted Infractions:
- 1 Private vessel did a highspeed bank turn and exited at full speed from well within the reserve…. Yes, this photo was taken after they left the reserve, and they had slowed a lot when they saw me come out with the camera
Weather Events:
- Sunday, April 02:
- Sky: Full range from high overcast, to clear with clouds to the south and north, to high overcast and mixed clouds
- Wind: Variable calm-10 kts peaked to W 3 20 kts mid afternoon
- Sea: lightly rippled
- Temperature Low 4oC, High 8oC
- Sky: Full range from high overcast, to clear with clouds to the south and north, to high overcast and mixed clouds
- Monday April 03, :
- Sky:Mostly Clear to overcast
- Wind: low WSW rising to W 30kts lat in the afternoon
- Sea: light chop turning to larger swells by evening
- Temperature Low 4oC, High 7oC
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
Weather – Current:
http://www.victoriaweather.ca/current.php?id=72
Weather – Past: