
Recent Sightings
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MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025
The ocean was calm today, no wind, some fog way out on the horizon but excellent visibility overall.
At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:
🔶 NO WHALES SEEN
🔶 84 Harbor seals
🔶 1 great blue heron in flight
🔶 38 brown pelicans flying north and several small groups of pelicans feeding
🔶 1 Caspian Tern flying in circles above the feeding pelicans
♦️♦️ NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF
🔶 17 brown pelicans flying north
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025
Wind picked up throughout the day but visibility remained good.
AT POUNT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:
♦️ no whales seen
♦️ 97 harbor seals
♦️ 1 sea lion
♦️ 3 black oystercatchers
♦️ 1 northern harrier
AT SAUNDERS REEF:
♦️🔶 1 gray whale traveling north
♦️ 3 pelagic cormorants
♦️ 1 osprey carrying a fish
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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
Today was less windy and there were fewer whitecaps on the ocean compared to yesterday. Visibility was good.
At Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:
🔷 no whales seen
🔶 88 harbor seals
🔷 2 black oystercatchers
AT SAUNDERS REEF:
🔶 no whales seen
🔷 76 brown pelicans flying north; none stop to feed