Recent Sightings
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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025
🔵 NO WHALES SEEN AT POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE OR AT SAUNDERS REEF 🔵
AT PAL:
🔶 39 harbor seals – including 6-7 pups
🔶 1 Northern harrier
🔶 1 brown pelican flying south
🔶 1 Osprey
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GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰
🔷 340 northbound- includes 1 mother/calf pair seen on March 14th
🔷 391 southbound
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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2025
🔷 NO WHALES SEEN TODAY AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AT SAUNDERS REEF
AT PAL:
🔆 39 harbor seals including 6-7 pups
🔆 1 brown pelican flying south
🔆 1 osprey
🔆 1 Northern harrier
AT SAUNDERS REEF:
🔆 1 osprey
🔆 1 red-tailed hawk
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰
340 northbound – includes 1 mother /calf pair seen on Match 14th
391 southbound
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SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025 SPECIAL REPORT FROM WHALE WATCH TRIP OUT OF FORT BRAGG
Today Shari Goforth was out on the water during a whale watching trip out of Fort Bragg. She observed:
🔷 3 northbound grays
Later in the day, Shari spotted:
🔷 2 northbound gray off the north side of Gualala Point
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰
340 northbound – includes 1 mother /calf pair seen on Match 14th
391 southbound
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025
At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we had cloudy skies, light wind, and good visibility. We observed:
🔶 2 northbound gray whales – both singles
🔶 1 osprey successfully caught a fish
🔶 16 brown pelicans flying north and 1 flying south
🔶 2 black oystercatchers
AT GUALALA POINT, SHARI GOFORTH OBSERVED:
🔶 4 northbound gray whales – all singles
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE:
🔆 335 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf seen on March 14th
🔆 391 southbound
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025
Similar conditions to yesterday with a bit more offshore haziness today. Fair visibility.
💠 NO WHALES SEEN AT EITHER POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AY SAUNDERS REEF 💠
AT PAL:
🟡 43 harbor seals including 5 pups
🟡 1 Northern harrier
🟡 7 brown pelicans flying north and 3 flying south
🟡 1 gopher
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GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰
♦️ 329 northbound – includes one mother/calf pair seen on March 14th
♦️ 391 southbound
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