Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 10.1 ºC »» Min. 6.5 ºC »» Reset 8.5 ºC
TOTAL PRECIPITATION: Rain 92.5 mm Snow 20.2 cm Total 112.7 mm For the Month.
MARINE LIFE: 1 mature Bald Eagle today, it spent most of the day atop the ridge on the southeast rocks then late in the afternoon, much to the consternation of the gulls and Oyster Catchers, landed on a high point along the east of Gr. Race. There was a lot of noise as the gulls and Oyster Catchers tried to drive the eagle away, at times diving within inches of the eagle's head.Finally after about 5 minutes the big bird flew off towards Whirl Bay and everything was quiet again.The Juvenile elephant seal has company now, about 17:00 another juvenile elephant seal, just a little larger, hauled out alongside on the ramp.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 2 Ecotour boats through the M.P.A. The college boat picked up the students about 14:30 to return to campus( hope they did not get too wet in the flying spray from the 30+ knt westerly)
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:03 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 21 Knots »» Sea 3 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:50 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 9.0 ºC »» Min. 6.3 ºC »» Reset 7.7 ºC
MARINE LIFE: only 1 mature Bald Eagle today. Still the pair of geese-will miss them when they leave.This morning they spent several hours by the garden area along the walkway watching the starlings flying nesting material into the air vent hole in the desaliation plant building. The starlings raised 2 'clutches' last year and it looks like we will again be able to enjoy the antics of the young learning to fly and then hunt for food. The Marine mammals are interesting and certainly impressive by their size but I find bird behavior fasinating.Here we are lucky to observe the full range of activity - courtship, nest building ,egg laying etc. and watching the way they will band together to drive away an eagle or other danger. Individual birds have personalities, some are very aggressive and always on the alert, then others much slower to take action.There are a few gulls already making attempts at getting a nest together but for most of them nest building is a few weeks off yet. The small elephant seal is still on the boat ramp - doesn't look like we will be using the boat for a while!
HUMAN INTERACTION: 3 ecotour boats, 1 Pleasure craft, 1 College boat- brought some students over to spend the night(filming project)
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:02 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 17 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:07 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.7 ºC »» Min. 5.9 ºC »» Reset 7.0 ºC »» Rain 0.4 mm
MARINE LIFE: 2 Bald Eagles - 1 mature -1 pair Geese. The day started out quite promising however by 13:00 the westerly picked up to 23knts and gusting 30. The small elephant seal is still nosed up to the boat house door and shows no signs of leaving. Enjoy watching the geese which find the activities of the gulls worth investigating up close- as some of the gulls wander about doing what I call ' the best methods of nest materials gathering practice' the geese waddle along behind and follow the gulls right into what will soon be a danger zone -the nesting area. The gulls tolerate the geese now but once they start constructing nests they will become very territorial and will drive off any threat including another gull. Poor friendly geese!
HUMAN INTERACTION: 2 Ecotour boats and 1 small sailboat through the M.P.A. today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:39 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 11 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:26 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.1 ºC »» Min. 6.0 ºC »» Reset 7.1 ºC »» Rain 2.6 mm
MARINE LIFE: 4 Bald Eagles - 3 mature, only one pair of Geese today. Another wet and windy day but did have some visitors of note-just before noon 4 Turkey Vultures landed on the ridge just west of the Learning Centre. The other birds were somewhat wary but did not try to drive away the big vultures as they do with the eagles.The geese were very curious and waddled over to have a look all the time waving their necks back and forth. Unfortunately by the time the geese made their way from the flagpole to where the vultures were, they had taken off towards Bentinck Island.Turkey Vultures often land here during the fall migration but this is the first time I can remember seeing them in the spring.The small elephant seal is still hauled out on the ramp,it's nose just 3 metres from the boat house door, quite comfortable and unconcerned with us passing by even just inches away.
HUMAN INTERACTION: The College boat in with supplies and to pick up the power washer for return to campus.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:06 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind South West 21 Knots »» Sea 3 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:34 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.0 ºC »» Min. 4.0 ºC »» Reset 6.0 ºC »» Rain 3.4 mm
MARINE LIFE:3 Bald Eagles- 1 mature, 2 pair geese
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 17 G 27 Knots »» Sea 3 Foot Moderate -- Low South West Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:51 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.1 ºC »» Min. 6.0 ºC »» Reset 7.0 ºC »» Rain 2.8mm
MARINE LIFE: 3 Bald Eagles - 1 mature, 2 pair Geese. Only the small juvenile Elephant seal hauled out today - 1 of the large bulls floated around at the end of the dock most of the morning but never came ashore. Another wet and windy day but at least the temperatures were fairly moderate,spring rain is good but some sunshine would be sooo welcome.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:09 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 25 - 30 Knots »» Sea 4 -5 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:49 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max, 10.9 ºC »» Min. 7.0 ºC »» Reset 8.0 ºC - Rain = 2.8 mm
MARINE LIFE: 1 mature, and 2 immature Bald Eagles arrived as usual at first light but stayed only until just after 10:30 am- maybe they didn't like the 30 knt. winds, driving rain and constant spray! The rest of the birds were not too active either and for the most part huddled down stoically, with their beaks into the wind and rain. I always feel sorry for the birds when the weather is so nasty.Only the 2 large bull Elephant Seals hauled out on the ramp today - there was a little question of who had rights to the boat ramp today when Mike went down to get the sea water sample- the large bull elephant seals were not happy to be disturbed but at least tolerated the human 'interaction' since it was brief ! and careful !!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:06 PM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 10.1 ºC »» Min. 6.7 ºC »» Reset 9.0 ºC
MARINE LIFE: 3 Bald Eagles today,also still enjoying the 2 pair Geese. The Oyster Catchers are around all day now,paired off most of the time but still group together several times during the day, especially early in the morning and late evening to fly dipping and diving and calling out with their distintive cheerful vocals. Lately we have heard them 'calling' back and forth at night.The boat ramp continues to be the popular haul out for 2 large bull and the much smaller juvenile Elephant Seals but they are much less vocal and we hear them only occasionly at night..
HUMAN INTERACTION: 5 Ecotour boats,1 Dive Charter boat and 3 Pleasure Craft through the M.P.A. today.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Clouldy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 9 Knot »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:06 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max.11.0 ºC »» Min.4.9 ºC »» Reset 7.9 ºC
MARINE LIFE: 1 mature bald Eagle. 2 pr. Geese. The Pigeon Guillemots are coming ashore in the early morning now, they stay,some near nesting areas others grouped together along the dock, until near noon.2 Bull Elephant Seals spent most of the day hauled out on the boat ramp, the smaller seems much less bothered by the human presence.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 4 Ecotour boats, 6 pleasure craft through the M.P.A.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 5:55 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North 6 Knots »» Sea Rippled »» Occasional Brake
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:23 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.5 ºC »» Min. 3.9 ºC »» Reset 6.2 ºC
MARINE LIFE: Well the birds are certainly willing to give this 'spring thing' another go, what a difference a day can make.At first light the island was alive with honking geese-2 pair- cheerful Oyster Catchers and 80 to 100 noisy gulls.Amazing how a change in the weather can have such an effect , hope it lasts! 1 of the bull Elephant Seals hauled out again on the boat ramp and over the course of the day moved up by the tank room and seemed not at all stressed by the attention of the human visitors, as long as reasonable distance was maintained of course!
HUMAN INTERACTION: There were 5 Ecotour boats, 3 Pleasure Craft through the M.P.A. 1 College boat with Garry and students arrived in the afternoon also the station boat made a return trip to Pedder Bay.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:59 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 11 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:17 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 5.1 ºC »» Min. - 1.1 ºC »» Reset 4.9 ºC »» Snow 2.2 cm »» Total Precipitation 2.2mm
MARINE LIFE: ALthough the wind did not really ease off until late afternoon the temperature started to moderate by noon and 35-40 gulls soon made an appearance along with the Oyster catchers and 2 geese. A little after 15:30 a second pair of geese flew in from the direction of Bentinck Island.The only marine mammals around were small groups of Harbour Seals hauled out on the southeast rocks and middle rock, did see several small groups of sea lions swimming between West Race and North Rocks.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Today the D.N.D.started their blasting exercises at 11:36 and finished up with the last 3 blast series at 13.:14. The Harbour seals lifted their heads at the first blast,then on the second blast 5 seals hauled out on the southeast rocks and 8 on middle rock, went into the water. There were 2 ecotour boats through the M.P.A. this afternoon -would have been an invigorating trip to say the least!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:17 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER:Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 30 - 37 Knots »» Sea 5 Foot Moderate } } Moderate East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:21 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE:Max. 4.1 ºC »» Min. - 1.9 ºC »» Reset 0.0 ºC »» Rain 5.6mm } } Snow 4.0cm »» Total Precipitation 9.6mm
MARINE LIFE: Very little animal activity today and definitely not typical weather for the first day of spring for Race Rocks.Counted 6 gulls just below the northeast ridge, huddled against the really bitter wind. Although the temperatures don't seem all that cold they are taken in an enclosure protected from the wind,so no wind chill is factored in to give a real feel of how cold it is for the birds, especially.The 7 Northern Sealions that started out the day hauled out on the southeast rocks soon took to the water which at about 7 degrees would be the warmer choice.No Elephant seals hauled out on the ramp today which is good as the 6-7 foot swells toss all sorts of debris including large logs as far as the boat house door. Hopefully the 'spring' is just around the corner!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:20 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 1 Miles Snow »» Wind 29 North North East Gust 37 Knots »» Sea 5 - 6 Foot Moderate Low East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:12 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max 6.0 ºC »» Min. 2.7 ºC »» Reset 3.9 ºC »» Rain 6.0mm
MARINE LIFE: 3 Bald Eagles - 2 mature. Largest bull Elephant Seal spent the morning hauled out beside the winch house then rejoined the others on the boat ramp. 1 pair of Geese today.
HUMAN INTERACTION: Coast Guard Helicopter arrived close to 9 a.m. with 2 men to work inside the tower, chopper back at 2:15 to return workers to Victoria Base. Very blustery all day, hard to believe official start of spring is tomorrow.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 23 Knots »» Sea 4 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:39 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 3.0 ºC »» Min. 0.0 ºC »» Reset 2.9 ºC »» Rain 4.4mm >>> Snow 2.0cm --- Total Precipitation 6.4mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:47 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Over Cast »» Vis. 2 Miles - Snow »» Wind North 13 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop »» Low North East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 10:34 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 4.9 ºC »» Min. -1.0 ºC »» Reset 2.9 ºC »» Rain 0.5mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:05 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Part Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind Calm »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:05 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 5.0 ºC »» Min. -0.3 ºC »» Reset 2.9 ºC »» Snow 3.0 cm »» Rain 6.0mm »» Total Precipitation 9.0 mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:14 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North 11 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:23 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 6.1 ºC »» Min. 3.1 ºC »» Reset 4.0 ºC »» Rain 1.5mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:05 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind East 7 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:20 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 6.9ºC »» Min. 3.9ºC »» Reset 6.0ºC »» Rain 5.6mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:09 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 23 Knots »» Sea 4 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:55 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.1ºC »» Min. 4.1ºC »» Reset 6.0ºC »» Rain 8.4mm
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:11 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis 15 Miles »» Wind South 7 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:53 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 7.5ºC »» Min. 4.2ºC »» Reset 4.9ºC »» Rain 13.8mm
MARINE LIFE: 2 Bald Eagles - 1 mature, 2 pair of Geese. The largest bull elephant seal and the juvenile spent the day on the grass in front of the house, the large bull did make one trip to the ramp and back but the juvenile was quite still except for the occasional stretch and yawn.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 Pleasure craft and several low flying planes searching for 2 fishers missing from a 5 metre boat found over turned just west of Race Rocks.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Light Rain »» Wind South West 4 Knots »» Sea Rippled »» Occasional Breaks
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:13 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 9.3ºC »» Min. 6.3ºC »» Reset 6.3ºC »» Rain 29.4mm
MARINE LIFE: 4 Bald Eagles - 1 immature; 1 pair of Geese today. We now have 4 Elephant Seals on Gr. Race, two bulls, 1 fair sized female and the small juvenile from the 'incident' yesterday. The 2 bulls and the juvenile are stretched out on the grass between the winch house and our front porch.The juvenile seems non the worse for violent encounter yesterday but has stayed close to the house.In the 13 years that we have been here we have often had elephant seals haul out on the boat ramp and even as far as the grass around the houses but they were always the smaller juveniles up to 2 metres.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 5:59 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 1 Miles »» Rain »» Wind South 10 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:22 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 9.9ºC »» Min. 4.5ºC »» Reset 7.7ºC »» Rain 1.9mm
MARINE LIFE: 1 immature Bald Eagle today and only 1 pair of Geese.A very interesting morning! Although it is a policy not to interfere with the wildlife, today we did step in and avert what we thought would have been death to a small Elephant Seal. There was a great ruckus out in front of the boat house,looking out I could see the largest Elephant Seal moving the upper part of his body back and forth with what seemed determined force. Since I could see him only when he reared up, had to go out to see what all the fuss was about.At first it appeared we were witnessing an amourous encounter ! however it did not take long to realize such was not the case. This great creature had the smallest elephant seal pinned down on the concret against the step and was pummeling it for all it's worth totally unconcerned with it's squeals and efforts to get away. Our first instinct was to jump up and down, wave and shout, which we did, unfortuately and somewhat predictably all we managed to do was further antagonize the big fellow and he lunged towards us, luckily we 'encouraged' him to back off by waving a couple of towels from the tank room as close to his head as we dared.I'm sure I read more into the relief that seemed to show in the big watery eyes of the now rescued seal but it moved toward us and we were able to inspect the bloody scrapes which looked superficial, I was more concerned that there might be internal injuries.We kept an eye on the little fellow and by nightfall it had moved up to the grass just below the front porch. I would have let it in the basement to re-couperate...but that would be rediculous... right.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:34 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 13 Knots »» Sea 1 Foot Chop
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:20 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max 9.0ºC »» Min. 2.7ºC »» Reset 6.5ºC »» No Precipitation
MARINE LIFE: 4 Bald Eagles - 3 mature,still 2 pair Canada Geese. The gulls and Black Oyster catchers arrive noisily soon after daybreak and spend a good part of the day in and around the nesting areas; the Oyster Catchers foraging along the shoreline call out to each and often form a group of 22-24 birds then fly around the island several times before pairing off again to search for food.There are now 3 Elephant seals hauled out on the boat ramp, the 2 bulls and 1 smaller one about 11/2 metres long juvenile,they are very noisy especially from 1-3 a.m.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:14 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Overcast »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind 23 Knots »» Sea 3 Foot Moderate >> Low East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:39 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 4.0ºC »» Min. -2.2ºC »» Reset 2.9ºC »» Snow 6.0 cm = 6.0mm
MARINE LIFE: 2 mature Bald Eagles arrived a little after 10 a.m. and left 11:45- don't think they like the weather any more than we do! 2 pair of Geese today, they spent most of the time down by the desalination plant building and there are now 2 bull Elephant Seals hauling out on the boat ramp-Mike paced out the bigger one to just over 5 m long.Feel sorry for the birds with this unseasonable weather , hope it does not last as the rubarb has started to leaf up nicely.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Afternoon
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 12 Miles »» Wind West 19 Knots »» Sea 3 Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 2:29 PM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 1.0ºC »» Min. -3.0ºC »» Reset -0.5ºC »» Snow 3.0 cm = 3.0mm
MARINE LIFE: 1 lone mature Bald Eagle this morning but did not stay long. Seems the closer we get to the first day of spring the worse the weather.2 pair of geese today and the 2 bull Elephant seals are very vocal as they spend the night in the area around the boat ramp. We are used to the usual 'snorting' sounds but lately they have been letting out some great bellows which I have read can be heard up to a mile away. Certainly they are loud enough to wake us at 2 a.m.!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:43 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis 15 Miles »» Wind North North East 19 Knots »» Sea 3 Foot Moderate >> Low East Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:13 AM

Good Evening 3/6/2002
TEMPERATURE: Max. 5.0ºC »» Min -2.0ºC »» Reset 0.0ºC »» No Rain or Snow
MARINE LIFE: 5 Bald Eagles - 3 mature- arrived first light but left the area earlier than usual as the weather deteriorated.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 12:30 Angus arrived to take Garry back to campus. With the wind and easterly swell it was another tricky manouver to 'nudge' into the dock so Garry could jump into the boat - timing is everything, not for the squeamish!
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:22 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 25 G 33 Knots »» Sea 4 -5 Foot Moderate »» Low Eastery Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:19 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.1º C »» Min. 4.3º C »» Reset 4.5º C »» No Rain

3/5/ 8:00 PM Garry
MARINE LIFE: Mike gave me a lift over this morning to work on the data computer, I will be going back to "civilization?" at noon tomorrow. Students are all off on Project week this week so it is rather quiet around the campus. The pair of Black Oystercatchers was active here with their high pitched calls down by the docks this afternoon. One can hear them occasionally these days on cameras 1 and 3. I also noted an eagle perched on the subtidal island directly to the West this afternoon at low tide. You may often see an eagle along the island rock crests in presets 2 and 4 of ther remote camera if you pan along the cliff edge. I noted an absence of gulls this evening. They don't stay around at night until they have established territories and taken up nesting. Go to the video archives for recent website additions: several new videos in the invertebrate section and a new Northern Sea Lion video.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 Pleasure craft through the M.P.A. today. Race Rocks boat over to Parry Bay to Bring Garry over to work on the data system.

posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:07 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Part Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind West 23 Knots »» Sea 3 -4 Foot Moderate
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:34 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 9.9ºC »» Min. 3.8ºC »» Reset 7.8ºC »» No Rain
WEATHER: It was a cloudy day »» Vis. 15 all day »» Wind North 4 - 7 knots at 14:30 wind shift West 17 right now at 16:11 West 40 knots »» Sea rippled until 15:15 >> 2 - 3 foot chop now 5 foot moderate
MARINE LIFE: 3 Bald Eagles - 2 immature.In pairs, the Black Oyster Catchers are spending most of the mornings along the shore adjacent to nesting areas on Gr. Race. The Glaucous-winged Gulls are visiting the nesting areas in the early morning, they are very noticeable by their vocalizing in contrast to the gulls that winter over which are very quiet.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:11 PM

Good Morning
WEATHER: Sky Cloudy »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North 4 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:36 AM

Good Evening
TEMPERATURE: Max. 9.0ºC »» Min. 3.9ºC »» Reset 7.0ºC »» No Rain
MARINE LIFE: 4 bald eagles - 3 mature
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:12 PM

Good Morning: Makings of another great day
WEATHER: Sky Clear »» Vis. 15 Miles »» Wind North East 5 Knots »» Sea Rippled
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:15 AM

Good Evening
WEATHER: Bright and sunny a great day to be on the rock. »» wind notheast 13 - 21 knots then by noon just a light breeze »» Sea 2 - 3 foot chop. and like the wind was rippled by noon.
TEMPERATURE: Max. 8.2ºC »» Min. 3.0ºC »» Reset 7.5ºC »» No Rain
MARINE LIFE: 3 Bald Eagles - 1 mature
HUMAN INTERACTION: 9:10 Juan de Fuca Warrior with divers off West Race. 10:20 2 eco tour boats from Gr. Pacific Adventures. 11:20 2 ecotour boats; 14:00 ecotour boat Discovery Launch through M.P.A.
posted by Carol or Mike S at 10:02 PM

Good day.
WEATHER: clear and sunny>> >> Vis 17 miles>> >> Wind ENE 8 knots >> >> Sea rippled
MARINE LIFE: Bald eagles 3 mature and 2 immature on West Race and by the Helipad. I only saw 2 Canada geese so far today.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 2 eco-tour boats this afternoon and onf sport fishing vessel on the western reserve border this morning.
Just received a call from Mike ( the regular eco-guardian) He is coming back today. I am meeting him at the marina at 1700hrs to do the watch change. Then it is back to reality. This has been a great three days; sad to have to go back.
Chris
posted by Chris Blondeau at 3:52 PM