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Alaskan Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus
This picture was taken in 1980 by Trev and Flo Anderson, lightkeepers at Race Rocks. They reported that "Frosty" was a winter resident for the 8 years leading up to their departure from the station in 1982.
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The White Spiral Snail Opalia
This underwater photo of Opalia sp. a rare white spiral Gastropod was captured on video by David Roman (PC, yr23) in October, 1997. |
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This first photograph of this species at Race Rocks was taken by Johan Ashuvud and G.Fletcher in 1980. David and Garry's dive in 1997 was planned specifically to try to find this species of snail again and indeed they found it in the same location. It can be found on the main cliff, west of the docks, subtidal at 8-10m meters depth.(location Peg 3, Depth 8.5m) Typically it is always found on small patches of white shell fragments at the base of a cliff.
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New geographic and bathymetric records for some
northeast Pacific asteroids
(Echinodermata: Asteroidea)- Phil Lambert |
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Peregrine Falcon.. Seen yearly in the winter time: |
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In Late September to mid October of 1997, Brown Pelicans were sighted roosting on George Point, just north of the reserve, and at Race Rocks in the eastern entrance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This group was filmed one afternoon from the Pearson College dive boat, note they had a habit of stretching their necks up vertically. This is a rare event to have these birds this far North but the records from the daily water samples taken at Race Rocks in October and November of 1997 indicate the highest water temperatures since records were first made in 1927 and the lowest salinities since the first records in 1936.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: In the fall and into December, 1998, one lone Pelican was seen frequently in Pedder Bay,and in the fall of 2006 several weer photographed at Race Rocks.. see link. |
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Iceland Gull at Race Rocks..seen on Christmas Bird Counts.. 2001 and 2006 |
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Snowy owl recorded at Race Rocks by PB, fall 2006 |
| Other Historic Rare Bird Sightings |
Northern Fulmar - October 18, 1937 (old record, but they occur every fall offshore of course)
Emperor Goose - April 19, 1984
Snowy Owl - 7 birds December 3, 1966
Burrowing Owl - October 14, 1976
South Polar Skua - November 7, 1979
Little Gull - October 24, 1987
(acknowledgement:David Allinson,Victoria) |
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Rhysia fletcheri--new species
A new species of colonial athecate hydroid from Race Rocks is described by Dr. Anita Brinkmann Voss in
the HYDROIDS FILE:
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Romanzoffia tracyi
This land plant with perennial leaves, is often referred to as mist maiden. It grows (to 10cm only) on ocean bluffs on Southern Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland south. link to the taxonomy page for this species.
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