Ecological Notes:
- 1 small Elephant Seal out on Helicopter rock (reported to me by an ecotourism vessel)
- 1 Female Elephant Seal (looked like it was in season to pup), only made it to the boat ramp. When the sea lions above her were startled and stampeded down, she was very vocal and left.
- Up to 20 eagles here each morning, preying on gulls for the most part
- Over 300 Steller Sea Lions here….. quite a few very small one, only found 2 actually nursing pups (last year was the first time I had ever personally seen pups nursing here, and have been observing from the water for 20 years)
- Turnstones and other small birds nave returned now that the Barred Owl has left
Visitors:
- contractors
- Cedric brought a few faculty staff out for a quick visit
Facility Work:
- Continued work by contractors in the main house, some window trim and painting
- Started cleaning the gutters on the student house, a job that should only be done when there is someone here to hold the ladder!
- More storm logs are now starting to come in, collecting them when able
- Now able to start bucking up for firewood
- Other note: exchanges the ocean temp/salinity device, and obtaining more reasonable numbers now
DND events:
- Ongoing blasting ….. My opinion! … is the Steller sea lions are far more reactive to the blasts, and after heavy blasts, they seem to move to the southern rocks
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- Ecotourism vessel, and an educational vessel
- Some private vessels, no noted infractions or fishing
Weather Events:
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- A full mix of typical fall weather. more and more days of N and NE winds
- 2 full on storms, accentuating the seasonal high tides
** 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: