Here are the numbers for today's Rocky Point-Race Rocks Christmas Bird Count, with the sub-totals for Race Rocks-only given here . Participants in this count: David Allinson, Jan Brown, Andrew Harcombe, Gail Harcombe and Alan MacLeod.
Garry Fletcher once again provided transportation to Race Rocks in the Pearson College boat, for which we are grateful.
Strait of Juan de Fuca Count
Surveying around Race Rocks
Alan on boat
An eagle uses camera5 as a perch
Andrew Harcombe
Alan MacLeod and others scan from the helipad
In front of the engine room
Spotting from the engine room
In December, we get the peak in the population of over-wintering gulls.
Cormorants on the West shore.
Black Oytercatchers hanging out by the engine room.