Weather

• Visibility: 10 miles, later 15 until…
• 19:35 onwards foggy, 100 yards.
• Fog horn sounded for over 3 hours.
• Wind: 0-5 knots South East.
• In the evening 15-25 West.
• Sky: overcast, then sunny, then foggy.
• Water: calm

Mount Baker near sunrise.

Strangely disturbed water.

Ecological

• Census day! Counting stuff!
• Found what to me is a solo mystery bird.
• Surprised to see no Black Turnstones around today.

1. Steller (Northern) Sea Lions: 53
2. Harbour Seals: 35
3. California Sea Lions: 29
4. Elephant Seals: 13 (11 on Great Race, 2 on Middle Rock)
5. Seagulls unspecified: 304
6. Pigeon Guillemots: 225
7. Cormorants unspecified: 21
8. Canada Geese: 18
9. Savannah Sparrows: 10
10. Harlequin Ducks: 9 (6 males and 3 females)
11. Black Oystercatchers: 7
12. Bald Eagles: 2 (2 adults, 1 immature)
13. Mystery bird: 1
14. Black Turnstones: ZERO!

Maintenance

• Ran the desalinator.

Boats

• Lots of eco-tours cameth by today. Over 10!
• Some of them were perhaps a bit too close to the mammals at times?
• Kyle brought me my final food order; milk, red and green bell peppers, sour cream, and onions.
• Eerily reminiscent of the Thin White Duke’s diet..

Visitors

• Kyle with food stuff.