Students out until Saturday pm

Weather: The day started with heavy fog in the morning, dissipating by noon.

Vessels: Fascinating watching tour boats emerging out of the fog in the morning, and then disappearing. Thirteen boats noted throughout the day.

Facilities: Heavy dew made cleaning the solar panels light work. Electric fences needed repair on the north side and along the jetty.

Visitors: Eight students from LBPC, with their instructor, Cam D. and assistant Bella M, came for one night. The Environment Reserve Warden Garry Fletcher, with three guests, arrived with the students, in the early afternoon. Wonderful two hour walkabout with Garry. Thank you.

Joined the students in a venture up to the top of the lighthouse. Two groups of four students made 14 humpback whale spottings. Best place ever for sighting whales.

A view from the top

Ecological Notes:

  • 1 Female Elephant Seal
  • 1 Male Elephant Seal, appears to be last year’s Beachmaster
  • First time I’ve personally noticed this type of tag …. On the Female Elephant Seal

Tag with holes in a pattern

 

harlequin ducks

Facility Work:

  • Cleaning and firewood prep for the next Ecoguardians
  • Looks like tomorrow morning will be all about clearing the pier area of debris and redoing the electric fence. The swells and incoming wind knocked concrete blocks right off the pier.

DND events:

  • 2 days of blasting with noticeable reactions from the Scea Lions.

Noted Vessel Traffic:

  • 3 different Ecotourism vessels
  • Several Sailboats back and forth, cutting between the reserve and Bentinck Island

 Feature Event:

  • Took a few Pictures from the top of the light while I was doing the animal Census.

 

Weather Events:

  • Mostly average winds from the west. Wednesday greeted us with 30-40 knot southeasterly wind, with very large swells!

 

** 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:

http://www.victoriaweather.ca/station.php?