Good evening
Weather: Clear and sunny>> >> Vis 15 miles>> >>Wind N to NE 5-10 knots all day>> >> Sea rippled
MMARINE LIFE: Quiet on all fronts. 4 Canada geese spent the day on the island. 2 mature Bald Eagles near the helipad this morning and 1 immature this afternoon. Spotted 4 adult male Elephant Seals hauled oput on Middle Rock. No sign of the wounded young male we saw over the past few days.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Garry came by with the divers and the mother of a student visiting the college. Haven't been diving since Monday; today would have been a good day to get wet. Zodiac from Victoria Coast Guard Auxillary came through around dinner time. The two Zodiacs from Victoria Police and Fisheries grazed the boundaries of the reserve on their way back to Victoria at sunset; which was a colorful event again tonight.
Chris
posted by Chris Blondeau at 11:44 PM

[2/27/2002 20:13:23 PM | Chris Blondeau]
Good evening
Weather: Partly cloudy with sunny breaks>> >>Vis 15 miles>> >> Wind West 5-10 Knots this morning and 15-25 this afternoon>> >> Sea 2 foot chop.
MARINE LIFE: Another parade of Bald Eagles this morning. 3 immature and about 6 adults scattered on the various rocks around the reserve. 4 Canada geese spent the better part of the day on Great Race island. I spotted the young male Elephant Seal with wounds on his back laying with a female on top of middle rock. The blood stains he left on the docks on Monday are still visible. He seems to be doing alright. Another adult male spent a good portion of the afternoon floating around and vocalizing by the docks in front of the boat ramp. It looked for a while like he was going to haul ashore for the night but it was not to be.
HUMAN INTERACTION: One rental boat from Pedder Bay Marina spent about an hour in the area sightseeing and taking pictures of the wildlife. A Coast Guard helicopter landed a crew this afternoon to perform some maintenance on the solar panels, storage batteries, fog horn and beacon on top of the tower.
This afternoon I undertook to clean our specimen tank. A lot of the sediments carried by the water we pump in never gets a chance to make the return trip to the ocean. As a result it settles in the tank and needs to be removed periodically. So all the specimens were transfered to another tank; the main tank emptied, cleaned and restocked.
Have a look on camera 1.
More tomorrow
Chris
posted by Chris Blondeau at 11:42 AM

Good Afternoon
Weather: Sunny and clear >> >> Vis 17 miles >> >> Wind East 5 Knots >> >> Sea Rippled
MARINELIFE: The good news is the Elephant Seal appears to have freed himself from the grip of the rope we reported yesterday. He has a scar but let's hope he is OK. Calm winds this morning and lots of Eagle action with 1 immature and 5 mature.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Garry and the racerocks.com activity students ashore to shoot some archive video this afternoon. Pearson divers aboard Second Nature diving off West Rocks in ideal conditions. One eco-tour boat so far today.
Chris Blondeau takes over from me later today. I am sorry to leave!!!
[02/26/2002 2300hrs | Chris Blondeau
Change of watch
Started my tour of duty at 1630hrs
HUMAN INTERACTION: Late afternoon we were visited by one eco-tour boat and two Zodiacs. One from the departmant of Fisheries and the other belonging to the Victoria Police, both patrolling together.

Great sunset again tonight. "Red skies at night are a sailors delight" Later-on a bright moon came up and created some stunning visuals. The lighthouse was backlit by the moon and casting a long shadow on the ground, while the beacon rotating above sent rays of light all around. If you are a movie buff and are familiar with the CASTLEROCK ENTERTAINMENT logo; you get the picture. Took some video of the scene using both normal and night vision exposure settings. I hope the footage is good enough to be useable.
Everything around was quiet and still. Only the familiar Humm of the generator in the background. A reminder that unlike the other inhabitants of Race Rocks humans are fragile and high maintenance creatures.
More tomorrow
posted by Angus Matthews at 4:16 PM

Good Morning
Weather: Sunny and clear >> >> Vis 17 miles >> >> Wind NNE 2-3 Knots >> >> Sea calm
posted by Angus Matthews at 9:31 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 4c >> >> Min 2c >> >> Reset 4c >> >> Rain none
MARINELIFE: Lots of Elephant Seal action today with one in the west bay and one on the slipway. Took lots of video. One on Centre Rock is still tangled in line. Two mature and one immature Bald Eagles here in the morning. Still three pairs of geese.
HUMAN INTERACTION: One ecotour boat and a short visit from Second Nature to drop off supplies. An airplane flew over the MPA at a fairly low (500 ft?) altitude and circled the MPA three times.
posted by Angus Matthews at 9:25 PM

Good Morning
Weather: Sunny and clear >> >>Vis 17 Miles >> >> Wind NNE 14 Knots >> >> Sea 2 foot chop
posted by Angus Matthews at 9:18 PM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 6.0c >> >> Min. 1.5c >> >> Reset 4.5c >> >> Rain 0.4mm
MARINELIFE: Took some great still photos today of a very cooperative and photogenic Elephant Seal that hauled out on the South West Rocks about noon today. (we will post them soon) Some very sad Elephant Seal news from the Centre Rock however. There was some activity out there yesterday as a large animal hauled out. Today, through the spotting scope it became clear this animal has a rope around his neck just ahead of the flippers. It would appear this is quite serious as the line is very tight. Our total Elephant Seal count is four right now so it looks like this is one of our regulars. Chris Blondeau had a closer look from Second Nature this afternoon so he may have more information. I regret there is nothing we can do despite the fact this is the result of human disregard for the oceans and the critters that call it home. We would never get close enough to administer a sedative or catch the big guy before he took to the water. We will keep a close watch on him and hope he can free himself. Two mature Bald Eagles were around most of the day sometimes on the high rock here on Great Race and often on the East Rock. Our three pairs of Canada Geese are getting along much better today.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Only two ecotour boats in the MPA today. My wife Sandy and our friends Cathy Denny and David Anderson returned to the "mainland" (Vancouver Island) at 15:40 so now I am the sort of lonely eco-guardian. Great sunset and now a near full moon in a clear sky. It's Race Rocks and there is no place like it!
WORLD EVENTS: Today Canada won Olympic Gold in men's hockey. We caught it on CBC Radio the old fashioned way and cheered them on from Race Rocks.
posted by Angus Matthews at 7:18 PM

Good Morning
Weather: Cloudy with clearing from the East >> >> Vis 17 Miles >> >> Wind NNE 12 Knots >> >> Sea 1 foot chop.
posted by Angus Matthews at 7:57 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 5.0c >> >> Min 4.2c >> >>Reset 4.8c >> >> Rain 6.0
MARINELIFE: A day of some confusion as a total reorganisation of the Centre Rock occured when a large male Elephant Seal returned to the rock and everyone had to trade places. Some confusion for the geese as well with the arrival of a third pair starting a turf war. Only 1 mature and 1 immature Bald Eagle seen today about 16:45.
HUMAN INTERACTION: One dive charter boat with 4 divers aboard in the MPA during the morning and 2 eco-tour boats through in the afternoon. One rental boat 14K-37805 with two people aboard set up to fish just west of the engine room but left when hailed and waved off. A TRIDENT submarine was observed steaming (or reacting) west out of the strait for places unknown under the oceans. One other unusual environmental impact today; as a consequence of a political protest at the BC legislature some 12 nautical miles from Race Rocks. Three blue balloons with the Hospital Employee's Union logo floated through the MPA carried on the ebb tide and a NNE breeze. Unfortunate pollution.
I was joined by my wife Sandy and our friends Cathy Denny and David Anderson who are staying overnight as deputy assistant guest Eco-guardians. This resulted in a great dinner of Red Snapper. (NOT taken from the MPA!)
posted by Angus Matthews at 9:32 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast >> >> Vis 7 Miles >> >> Moderate Rain >> >> Wind NNE 18 Knots >> >> Sea 1 foot chop.
posted by Angus Matthews at 7:24 AM

Good Evening
TEMERATURE: Max. 9.0c >>> Min. 5.2c >>> Reset 5.2c >>> Rain 29.5mm
MARINELIFE: 3 mature and 1 immature Bald Eagles were around a good deal today. Two pairs of Canada Geese enjoyed wading in the large puddles that have formed on Great Race Island as we have experianced 71.7mm of rain in the past 48 hours. An Elephant Seal chose to lounge beside the jetty for part of the morning.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Pearson College divers were out for a drift dive on the ebb tide. A television crew from The New VI joined us as well. Rick Searle, the host of EnviroMental on the New VI, is preparing a segment about Race Rocks for the program. Watch for it coming soon on Channel 12 in Victoria.
One eco-tour boat through the MPA about 13:00. At 14:20 a rental boat from a local marina tried to run the tide rips in the narrow gap between the South Islets at full speed. I couldn't believe my eyes as they stopped just short of the reef. Mother Nature has ways of dealing with fools but she let them off easy today! We had to settle for arranging a stern warning when they returned to the marina.
posted by Angus Matthews at 8:12 PM

Good Morning again. Mike and Carol have gone ashore for a week, a very rare occurance. I will be your guest host and eco-guardian.
posted by Angus Matthews at 10:19 AM

Good Morning
WEATHER:Sky Overcast »» Vis 10 Miles »» Maderate Rain »» Wind South West 8 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:04 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.0șC »» Min. 5.1șC »» Reset 8.0șC »» Rain 42.2 mm
MARINE LIFE: 2 mature 1 immature Bald Eagles, 2 pairs of Geese
-The Pearson College Divers, on their way to Church Island, passed 6 Orca moving Eastward through Race Passage. One bull, one female , several immature, one smaller calf: all moving slowly, shallow dives, no whale watching boats in site! (recorded by Garry)
WEATHER: as you see it was a wet one out here today. the wind was up in the morning North 17 by 10:00 it was very light
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:17 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 10 Miles »» Moderate Rain »» Wind North 17 Knots »» Sea 3-4 Foot Moderate with Low North East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:57 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 9.8șC »» Min. 4.9șC »» Reset 6.0șC »» Rain 0.4 mm
MARINE LIFE: 9 mature 5 immature Bald Eagles,2 pairs of geese
on the island today.
WEATHER: Mostly sunny today and light winds.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:30 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 5 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:53 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.5șC »» Min. 6.0șC »» Reset 7.0șC »» Rain 3.0 mm
MARINE LIFE: 17 mature 8 immature Bald Eagles,2 pairs of geese
on the island today.
WEATHER: Overcast 10:15 Cloudy »» Vis good all day »» Wind West 5 @ 09:30 South West 21
gusting 40 »» Sea Rippled to 5 Foot Moderate and back down to 3 Foot Mod.
light rain showers off and on all day
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:38 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Light Rain »» Wind WWest 5 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:30 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.8șC »» Min. 5.9șC »» Reset 6.5șC »» Rain 1.0 mm
MARINE LIFE: 16 mature 7 immature Bald Eagles,2 pairs of geese
on the island today.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 2 nd Nature out with visitors this morning,
and back in the afternoon for a dive off west race.
1 pleasure boat through M.P.A. today
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:33 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 4 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:14 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.0șC »» Min. 5.3șC »» Reset 6.9șC »» Rain 2.8 mm
MARINE LIFE: 19 mature 9 immature Bald Eagles, 1 pair of geese
on the island today.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 pleasure craft through M.P.A. today
West to East.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:29 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis 10 Miles -Light Rain »» Wind North 3 Knots »» Sea Rippled
MARINE LIFE: The Eagles have been frequenting the rock ridge by the helicopter pad, so we have changed the second preset on the remote control camera to focus on that location--
http://208.181.80.134/Ex1/
--Garry
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:14 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.3șC »» Min. 5.0șC »» Reset 6.0șC »» Rain 10.2 mm
MARINE LIFE: 23 mature 6 immature Bald Eagles, 3 pairs of geese
still on the island.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 3 tour boats through M.P.A. today
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:24 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 6 Miles Rain and Fog »» Wind North East 11 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 11:01 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 10.0șC »» Min. 4.1șC »» Reset 7.3șC ««
MARINE LIFE: 13 mature 3 immature Bald bEagles, 3 pr. Geese
spent most of the day around the gardens. Small - Med. Herring
balls in the tide line South of Rosedale.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 3 tour boats from Victoria though M.P.A.
TODAY
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:15 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Part Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 19 Knots »» Sea 2-3 Foot Chop - Low East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:22 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.9șC »» Min. 3.9șC »» Reset 6.0șC ««
MARINE LIFE: 13 mature, 2 immature Bald Eagles. The Geese spent the day in the Northeast quadrant of Gr. Race, then just after dark we heard them move around to the grass area by the tower, maybe to spend the night out of the wind.
HUMAN INTERACTION: College boats out with Angus,Garry, Chris and students about 9:30 to do a live webcast,not the best weather wind wise - a cold 13 knts. from the north but at least it was sunny! Everyone was rewarded on the trip back to campus with an unexpected ' interlude' with an Orca - most likely transient- just outside the entrance to Pedder Bay. The lone bull was moving westward not too far off shore and although we had to watch him through the telescope it is always exciting to get even a glimpse.Garry and students returned for a dive at 3p.m. Left for the campus about 4:45 p.m. 2 Pleasure craft through the reserve today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:06 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Clear »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 10 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:47 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.1șC »» Min. 3.3șC »» Reset 6.9șC ««
MARINE LIFE: 11 mature, 2 immature Bald Eagles today and still the 6 Geese which 'discovered' some nice green shoots that would have been daffodils and tulips in the coming weeks! oh well, it was fun to watch them trying to pull them up.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 Tour Boat through the reserve.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:06 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 11 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:55 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 5.9șC »» Min. 2.7șC »» Reset 4.9șC
MARINE LIFE: 10 mature, 3 immature Bald Eagles. The Geese, still 3 pair, spent most of the day on the south side around the tower.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 Tour boat through the reserve just after 2p.m.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:17 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Part Cloudy »» Vis 15 Miles »» Wind North East 16 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop - Low East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:10 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.1șC »» Min. 2.0șC »» Reset 5.1șC »» Rain 3.0 mm
MARINE LIFE: 13 mature, 4 immature Bald Eagles today. The 6 Canada Geese spent the day in the area around the Learning Centre. They kept an eye on Mike as he power washed the sidewalks but did not seem bothered by the activity.The Elephant Seal was hauled out on the rocks just below the tower in the morning and then spent most of the afternoon floating about in the East Bay.There were 7 Harlequin Ducks (4 male) also in the east bay area all morning, then saw them later much farther off shore towards the east.Counted 123 Cormorants today.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 pleasure craft through the reserve today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:22 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Part Cloudy »» Vis 15 Miles »» Wind West 7 Knots Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:10 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.0șC »» Min. 3.0șC »» Reset 5.7șC »» Rain 7.6 mm
MARINE LIFE:The California Sea Lion was still hauled out on the dock but went into the water just before 8:30 a.m. There were 10 mature and 3 immature Bald Eagles in the reserve by 8 a.m. The Bull Northern Elephant Seal is still spending most of the time along the shore of Gr. Race and in the little bay on the east side. Still 6 Geese.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 2nd Nature out about 9a.m. with students to manage things while we spent some quality time with family.While we were away there was quite a fierce weather system through the area and it was still blowing 29-32 knts. when we arrived at the dock, a little cold and damp but glad to be back! Chris picked up the students in 2nd Nature just as we were arriving back about 5p.m.

In the morning, Garry came out with Taco Niet and Ged McLean of ISEVIC. (University of Victoria) with 8 of the members of the alternate energy company "Clean Energy" from Vancouver. Taco presented us with his completed copy of his Masters Thesis in Engineering on the Proposed Energy Systems for Race Rocks. An excellent piece of research, parts of which we will be linking soon on our energy pages. An outline of an intriguing proposal for a current energy turbine system on which they are working was brought forward.- More later on the Race Rocks energy page. http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/energy/energy.htm
--Garry Fletcher
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 11 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:13 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.2șC »» Min 5.7șC »» Reset 6.9șC »» Rain 0.6
MARINE LIFE: 13 mature, 2 immature Bald Eagles today.The day started out quite nice but by noon the wind was up to 20knts. from the northeast with a fair swell coming into the dock area and the lone California Sea Lion that had hauled out on the end of the dock kept moving 'inland' to get away from the spray. He looked old and quite thin and was still there as it got dark. We now have 6 Canada Geese which are very definitely pairs. Today they spent foraging in the southwest quadrant of Gr. Race, somewhat sheltered from the wind.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Although not quite in the reserve the tug Rivtow Capt. Bob and barge Rivtow Hercules with a full load of raw logs passed very close to the Rosedale buoy heading east. Usually these tugs are much farther out to sea near the shipping lanes.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:14 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Clouudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 11 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:29 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.3șC »» Min. 5.0șC »» Reset 6.7șC »» Rain 3.6 mm
MARINE LIFE: 11 mature , 6 immature Bald Eagles today. 3 Canada Geese flew in from the direction of Bentinck Island just after noon and spent the afternoon in the area in front of the Learning Centre. 1 juvenile Northern Elephant seal hauled out in the east bay early a.m.A large bull Elephant seal spent most of the afternoon floating along the south shore of Gr. Race and think it must be the one that is now in the water just east of the boat dock vocalizing but it is too dark to see.We hear them just about every night when the wind is not blowing over 20 knts.I don't know if they answer to each others calls but will hear one call close by and seconds later hear another call that is farther away, coincidence or communication?
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 small pleasure craft through the reserve.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:15 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 11 Know -- Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:29 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.0șC »» Min. 4.9șC »» Reset 6.1șC »» Rain 4.0 mm
MARINE LIFE: 9 mature and 6 immature Bald Eagles today.There were no Moon Jellyfish in the water today, just three that had stranded in the gravel. A couple of crows and one immature gull did some 'investigating' but quickly lost interest.No Canada Geese today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:15 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind Calm »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:16 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.1șC »» Min. 4.9șC »» Reset 5.1șC »» Rain 6.2 mm
MARINE LIFE: 8 Mature and 6 immature Bald Eagles today, and we are back to 5 Canada Geese which although not exactly tame do allow us to get within a few metres before hissing a warning and waddling away.The Black Oyster Catchers are still spending some time in their traditional nest and feeding areas in the early morning and again in the late afternoon, the rest of the time they spend in a group of 22-24 along the south side of Gr. Race. There were 19 Moon Jellyfish along the east side of the dock this morning and we saw quite a few more just off shore when we left in the boat.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Race Rocks boat to Pedder Bay and back - trip to town for mail and supplies- mmm fresh fruit!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:24 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis 15 Miles »» Wind North East 10 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:16 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.1șC »» Min. 5.9șC »» Reset 6.7șC »» Raim 0.9 mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Light Rain »» Wind West 7 Knots »» Sea Rippled
MARINE LIFE: The Eagles arrived early a.m. as usual 14 mature and 5 immature but as the weather deteriorated about 11:30 with the front moving in from the west with 30+ knt winds, all but 3 matures left the area. A small group of surfbirds spent most of the afternoon along the shore by the boat dock somewhat protected from the wind. The 3 Canada Geese spent another day grazing in the grass in the northeast quadrant of Gr. Race then as the winds increased tucked in behind the rocks in the east bay area. We counted 7 Moon Jellyfish( Aurelia aurita) floating amid the logs and debris in the tide wash east side of the boat dock.Most of them were 15-16 cm wide. In the sea they looked bluish -white and translucent.Unfortunately they were somewhat battered as they washed towards shore and Garry said that they were on their last legs so to speak.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 2nd Nature in just after 9 a.m. with Angus,Garry and Chris for a informational staff meeting. Nice to have a visit especially this time of year even if short.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:29 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.3șC »» Min. 4.3șC »» Reset 6.0șC
MARINE LIFE: 17 mature bald eagles and 9 immature.Just three of the geese were here today,they spent most of the day grazing and sleeping on the grass below the house.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 tour boat from Victoria through the reserve this afternoon.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:05 PM

Good Mornig
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 9 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:06 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.2șC »» Min. 6.2șC »» Reset 6.7șC
MARINE LIFE: 12 mature Bald Eagles,4 immature.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:45 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 27 G 33 Knots »» Sea 4 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:30 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max.7.1șC »» Min. 4.8șC »» Reset 6.5șC
MARINE LIFE:The bull Northern Elephant Seal still spending part of the day, usually early morning floating along the south shoreline then hauling out on the rocks below the tower.We hear him vocalizing as he spends part of the night on the north side of Gr. Race.5 Canada Geese flew onto Gr. Race late morning, we heard them some distance away as they 'honked' in from the Northwest.The last 7 years we have had geese visit this time of the year. Sometimes they stay a couple of days,last year two pair stayed off and on for three weeks.14 mature Bald Eagles - 2 immature today.
HUMAN INTERACTION:At 1:30 Noticed a small open boat with three persons aboard jigging in the area between West Race and Gr. Race.Launched the Whaler to take out an information pamphlet and although the fishers were familiar with the Race Rocks Web site, did not know about the 'no take' guidelines. 2 Kayaks ( 2 persons ) in the reserve today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:58 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 8 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:17 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.1șC »» Min 4.3șC »» Reset 5.1șC »» Rain 0.6 mm
MARINE LIFE: 15 mature and 3 immature Bald Eagles today. They were feeding with several hundred gulls, cormorants, common murres and scoters in small but frequent fish balls, mostly outside the reserve.
HUMAN INTERACTION:2nd Nature in with Garry and guests and also Angus with guests and the mail!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 9:03 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind Soth 9 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:18 AM