Ecological Notes:

• 2 juvenile female Elephant Seals, hauled out in the main grass area, but visiting the water once or twice a day.
• Noted a California Sea Lion with damage to one of his pectoral fins …. bone and tendons appear to be ok. Looks like a patch of about 6X12 inches of skin removed.
• The Northern Fur Seal was reported to me as being on his second favorite rock out here, near the NW end of the reserve
• Sea Otter (reported as being Ollie) in the kelp to the west
• Lots of Pigeon Guillemots spreading around the main area, pairing off with courting behaviour

Visitors:

• 1 – Richard from the shore front team delivered Diesel and groceries

Facility Work:

• Replace another faulty light switch in the main house
• Transferred fuel to drums and moved most to the generator building, and added some to the furnace tank in the main house. I find it safer and easier to transfer in drums when by myself.
• Split and transferred more firewood
• Oil filter, oil, and fuel filter changed on Generator.
• Batteries electrolyte levels topped up
• Noticed drop in daily battery percentage over the last 2 weeks, found specific gravity readings were very low, trying an equalization charge
• Main house window cleaning
• Collected up fencing blocks left spread around after the last modifications to the fencing system

DND events:

• More radio simulations of boater conflict ….. again, no mention before or during, causing some discussion among other boaters

Noted Vessel Traffic:

• A solo kayaker, travel through and around the reserve on Tuesday.
• More Eco-Tourism vessels
• Several people fishing just outside the reserve, pulling lines and visiting the main area without fishing

Weather Events:

Mostly typical spring weather, changing direction, but lots of clear sky days with slight haze. Only a couple days of higher winds

• Monday, April 21:
  • Sky: Slight haze, but mostly sunny all day
  • Wind:mostly W mixed 5-20kts
  • Sea: rippled to slight chop
  • Temperature Low 8^oC, High 12^oC
• Tuesday, April 22:
  • Sky: Very slight haze, but mostly sunny all day
  • Wind:ESE 2-12kts changing to W 15 kts by evening
  • Sea:  flat calm
  • Temperature Low 9^oC, High 13^oC
• Wednesday, April 23:
  • Sky: Very slight haze, but mostly sunny all day
    
  • Wind: low ESE winds, shifting to SE 10kts mid day
  • Sea: calm all day
  • Temperature Low 7^oC, High 13^oC

** Any 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?