Recent Sightings

Foggy conditions persisted in many locations along the coast but fortunately, it was clear at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula for several hours. Visibility was excellent.

AT PAL, WE OBSERVED:

🔶 2 humpback whales – appeared to be searching for food for approximately one hour

🔷 35 harbor seals

🔶 48 brown pelicans circulating g around the Lighthouse

🔷 2 American kestrels

🔶 1 great blue heron

♦️ Fog at Saunders Reef ♦️

We had a clear day with excellent visibility. It was quite windy and there were many whitecaps.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

💠 NO WHALES SEEN 💠

💠 5 harbor seals hauled out and 6 more swimming around the rocks at high tide

💠 42 brown pelicans flying north and 6 flying south

💠 1 red-tailed hawk being harassed by 2 ravens

💠 8 – 10 killdeer

💠 3 American kestrels

🔆 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF 🔆

Today’s challenge was once again FOG. We had good visibility to begin the day but a heavy fog did roll in later in the day reducing our visibility to zero.

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula :

♦️ NO WHALES SEEN ♦️

♦️ 3 harbor seals hauled out resting on the rocks and 4 harbor seals swimming around the rocks at high tide and rough surf

♦️ 1 great blue heron

🔷 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF 🔷

Excellent visibility to start the day but then fog rolled in at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula.

🔶 NO WHALES SEEN 🔶

🔶 7 harbor seals swimming around the haul out at high tide

🔶 1 Northern harrier

🔶 8 – 10 meadowlarks

🔶 1 American kestrel

When the fog rolled in at PAL, we headed south to Saunders Reef where visibility was good……for a while until the fog caught us with us.

🔶 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF 🔶

We were challenged today by intermittent fog rolling in reducing visibility to zero at both the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula as well as at Saunders Reef. At times, we had decent visibility but it didn’t last very long.

AT PAL:

🟢 NO WHALES SEEN 🟢

🔵 9 harbor seals – high tide and high surf

🟢 1 American kestrel

🔵 12 meadowlarks

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🟢 NO WHALES SEEN 🟢

🔵 5 brown pelicans flying south