Recent Sightings

Today we had winds at 15 mph from the south southeast with gusts of 22 mph. The ocean was covered with whitecaps. It was cloudy but visibility was good.
Ocean temperature was 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

🟢 1 whale, most likely a humpback but exact identification was not possible due to ocean conditions

🟣 112 harbor seals

🟢 6-8 black oystercatchers

🟣 approximately 145 brown pelicans, many flying north in formation while small groups often stopped to feed

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🟢 No whales seen

🟣 45 brown pelicans flying north

🟢 1 osprey

OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

💠 1 humpback whale, heading north

💠 100 harbor seals

💠 86 brown pelicans, mostly flying north

💠 1 great blue heron

OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

☀️ 1 humpback whale, slowly traveling to the north

☀️ 78 harbor seals

☀️ 57 brown pelicans, including several small groups diving into the ocean to feed; others flying north

☀️ 1 great blue heron

☀️ 1 white-tailed kite

Although it was sunny and clear at some locations along the coast, the fog kept rolling in at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula greatly reducing our visibility.

We did see:

🔆 46 harbor seals

🔆 1 sea lion swimming south

🔆 groups of brown pelicans feeding upon anchovies

🔆 1 great blue heron

Today we also had the good fortune of meeting an amazing young man, William, who is undertaking an adventurous journey from Austin, Texas to Vancouver on his bicycle to raise money for the protection of his favorite animals, whales!!

You can follow his journey on his Instagram page at Willy_onbike.