Hello all,
We have had a fantastic day with great weather–sunny skies, light winds and calm seas. Everyone had a great hike on the island with lots of northern elephant seals, ospreys and the highlight was the flowers! There obviously has been enough rain to make the island green and yellow and purple with all the different plants in bloom. Island mallow, Encelia, Mammaliaria cactus, Agaves and more. What a day. There is a research project going on in full force. It seems to be a two-fold project studying alcids and savannah sparrows. There is also an effort to eradicate rats in several areas of the island.We were told the sparrows are having problems with the rats and so they have been captured and placed in an aviary behind the village. It is good that a conservation group is working on the island to preserve what is going on there. More details tomorow as we will have a disscussion this evening and gather as much detail as possible and report back.
We finished the day with a quick sighting of a humpback whale and then right at sunset (with a green flash) 10 or 12 gray whales off the south end of Cedros island.
Headed to Laguna San Ignacio! Yippee! Arriving there tomorrow after breakfast. Can’t wait. Team Searcher
