Ecological Notes:

• 3 Elephant Seal pups, camping out at the top end of the pier, with occasional visits to the water
  

Facility Work/Activity:

• The sawbuck turns out very nice for bucking logs.
  

• Stripping down, pressure washing and cleaning of the Natures Head from the main house, awaiting a new seal for between the halves
• More nook and cranny clean up

Noted Vessel Traffic:

• 2 Ecotourism Vessels
  
• 1 Sailboat did a pass on the outside, then back towards Victoria through middle channel (past the pier)

• A private vessel spent time in middle channel, doing wedding photos with the main island and the lighthouse in the background

 Noted Infractions:

• 1 vessel from a local boat charter company fishing in the reserve. No response to radio contact. When I contacted the charter company, they were already watching the boat on the RR web cam and trying to contact them….. they left shortly after the phone call.
  

Weather Events:

• Saturday, March18:
  • Sky: Clear and Sunny, full visibility
    
  • Wind: ENE 5 kts, rising to 15 kts mid day, veering to S and dropping back to low late afternoon
    
  • Sea: rippled
    
  • Temperature Low 6^oC, High 11^oC
• Sunday, March 19:
  • Sky: High overcast, full water level visibility
    
  • Wind: NE 15 kts,veering to N and dropping to 0 kts by evening
    
  • Sea:  Flat calm
    
  • Temperature Low 8^oC, High 11^oC

** 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?