Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 0-5 SE
- Sky: clear all day
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Plenty of ecotours today
Ecological
- the 3 elephant seals are still around
Notes
- I have been getting beautiful sunsets every night but I am wishing for rain
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Elephant Seal Pup and Visitors
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 0-5 NE
- Sky: clear all day today
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Had some visitors come by from Eagle Wing Whale Watching Charters today with Kyle which was really nice
Ecological
- 3 female elephant seals on island and one of them is baby which I am very excited about
An Elephant Seal
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 10-15 SW
- Sky: cloudy this morning had a bit of fog then cleared up in the afternoon
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Had a few ecotours and personal vessels cruise by today
Ecological
- plenty of stubborn sea lions along with one female elephant seal mixed in with them
Notes
- It was nice to see an elephant seal around, I walked around taking a few pictures today
- The sea lions were very stubborn today, I couldn’t fix the fence by the student house because they would charge me whenever I got close
A Little More Rain
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 5-15 W
- Sky: cloudy all day with little breaks of sunshine
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Had quite a few ecotours cruise by today
Ecological
- nothing new, approximately 300 sea lions on island, maybe more
Notes
- Finally now that it has rained a bit more I can start pressure washing pathways and buildings, clean things up a bit
Windy Day
Weather
- Visibility:15 Miles
- Wind: 20-30 NW today
- Sky: cloudy today with bits of sunshine
- Water: choppy at least a metre at one point
Boats/Visitors
- Some ecotours braved the ind and came around today
Ecological
- plenty of sea lions around and a bird I have not identified yet but included photos
Notes
- Very windy today and even a little bit rain but not as much as we would’ve liked
Census Day
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles throughout the day
- Wind: 0-10 NW throughout the day
- Sky: clear all day
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Mostly just whale watchers and other boats cruising by on this beautiful sunny day
Ecological
- plenty of sea lions around but not as many as I thought there would be
Notes
- DnD was blasting again today
- I finally have a full fresh water tank so hopefully it rains soon so I can start pressure washing and cleaning the pathways and buildings off
- Significantly less sea lions I expected I suspect many of them went for swim while I was doing the census because it was a rather hot day today but here are the numbers are I have right now
Census
- Stellar Sea Lions – 68
- California Sea Lions – 97
- Harbour Seals – 72
- Gulls – 153
- Cormorants – 73
- Black Turnstones – 21
- Sparrows – 24ish, hard to see and fast to fly off
Beautiful Sunsets
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles
- Wind: 0-15 SE
- Sky: cloudy this morning, cleared up in the afternoon
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Had some visitors come out for a sunset cruise, my coworkers had to drop off another spot checker for me
Ecological
- plenty of sea lions around and it almost seems like there is more birds too, census tomorrow
Notes
- DnD was blasting again today
- Having some issues with spot checker, hopefully this other one works well
- Here are some pictures of the beautiful sunset tonight and lastnight
- and a photo of a sea lion who looked like there was something wrong with his hind flipper
Wishing for Rain
Weather
- Visibility: 10 Miles this morning cleared up to 15 in the afternoon
- Wind: 0-5 SE throughout the day
- Sky: overcast this morning, clear skies in the afternoon
- Water: calm all day
Boats/Visitors
- quite a few ecotours
Ecological
- plenty of sea lions around
Notes
- having a hard time with the fence between the generator room and the guest house, the sea lions tear it down every couple hours
- Also I have not seen the sea lion around that recently had the garbage removed from around its neck, I’ve been looking around for him
- We could use some rain though, it would be easier to pressure wash around here if it rained first
Visitors
Weather
- Visibility: 0-15 Miles throughout the day
- Wind: 0-10 SW throughout the day
- Sky: foggy morning only until about 9ish then it cleared up but still overcast
- Water: calm
Boats/Visitors
- Had Garry Fletcher come for a visit along with a year 4 Pearson alumni and another friend.
- some ecotours came by today too
Ecological
- plenty of sea lions around
Notes
- Guy showed me how to use the pressure washer so hopefully get a few of this buildings looking nicer on the outside
Sunny Days
Weather
- Visibility: 15 Miles throughout the day
- Wind: 10-15 SW throughout the day
- Sky: cloudy this morning and cleared up in the afternoon
- Water: calmish, fast current
Boats/Visitors
- quite a few ecotours throughout the day
Ecological
- plenty of sea lions around
Notes
- wind was blowing a bit harder today but it was still sunny, no visitors or anything out of the ordinary
