Recent Sightings

A strong, persistent wind produced many whitecaps on the ocean.

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

🔆 4 humpbacks – two traveling north together and two singles

🔆 1 sea lion

🔆 97 harbor seals

🔆 1 great blue heron

🔆 2 brown pelicans

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

We observed today at beautiful Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park in northern Sonoma County. There was offshore fog but overall, visibility was good.

🟪 4 humpbacks – two together and two singles

🟧 4 sea lions swimming together in a northwest direction

🟪 2 Caspian terns flying north quite elegantly

🟧 4 Ospreys

🟪 over 100 brown pelicans flying north and 12 flying south

🟧 1 northern Pygmy owl

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

🔶 1 humpback

🔷 120 harbor seals

🔶 1 sea lion

🔷 3 great blue herons

🔶 1 red-tailed hawk

🔷 2 black oystercatchers

🔶 33 brown pelicans

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

💠 128 harbor seals

💠 1 red-tailed hawk

💠 87 brown pelicans

Observations at Saunders Reef:

💠 1 humpback

💠 25 brown pelicans

On this cloudy, gray day without wind, the ocean was as calm as a lake and visibility was good.

AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA, WE OBSERVED:

🔆 2 humpback whales, backs and flukes visible as they surfaced

🔆 140 harbor seals

🔆 1 great blue heron

🔆 85 brown pelicans flying north, 17 flying south

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🔆 2 humpback whales, backs and flukes visible as they surfaced

🔆 6 sea lions swimming together

🔆 17 brown pelicans flying north