Ecological Notes:
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Sub-adult Male Elephant Seal appears to have left this island early morning. Will see if he returns tonight
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For some reason, there are lots of adult and immature Bald Eagles on the rocks today. I have checked for any carcasses or other reasons, but could not find any.
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- Great perches for viewing
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- Keeping an eagle eye out
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- Juvenile Bald Eagle
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- Black Turnstone
Facility Work:
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Changed oil and filters on the main generator, checked all connections, and cleaned drops etc.
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Daily rounds of electric fences.
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Chopped and stacked more firewood, trying to get ahead of the game for the next Ecoguardians.
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- partial loads for moving
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Diagnosed and fixed problems with some of the newly installed windows. Several of the vertical window spaces had horizontal windows installed on edge. Because of this, they did not drain water as it was accumulating in the lower tracks (that should have been side tracks) Weepholes added to the outside of the windows did not reach said tracks, so I had to add new weepholes from inside the track to reach the outside.
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- Water in track
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- Water inside
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- Making holes!
Noted Vessel Traffic:
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4 Ecotourism vessels enjoying the reserve, as well as 5 private vessels.
Noted Infractions:
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One private vessel with 5 passengers onboard, spent a considerable time fishing, well within the Rockfish Conservation Area, ignoring warnings via radio and blowhorn. At times, they were within 150 meters of the main Island here. (yes I happen to have a laser rangefinder here with me.)
Weather Events:
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Westerly winds at 15-20 knots, rising to 25-30 knots later in the afternoon, bringing a full mixture from sun and clouds, to intense rain squalls. Slight fog and clouds to the south, but the Olympic Peninsula is still visible at the water level.
Rain squalls moving through