Recent Sightings

Today was a sunny day but there was offshore haze that limited our visibility .

♦️ AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

🔹 NO WHALES SEEN

🔹 53 harbor seals

🔹 2 black oystercatchers

🔹 12 brown pelicans

♦️TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE  

  344 northbound – includes 7 mother/calf pairs

  382 southbound

 18 foragers

Mostly cloudy today with rough seas, 8-10 foot waves. Very little distinction between the ocean and the sky.

🔷 At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

✳️ NO WHALES SEEN

✳️ 50 harbor seals – incoming tide

✳️ 1 sea lion swimming south

✳️ 32 brown pelicans

🔷 At Saunders Reef:

✳️ NO WHALES SEEN

🔷 TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE  🟰

  344 northbound – includes 7 mother/calf pairs

  382 southbound

 18 foragers

 

With mixed sun and clouds, we had winds from the northwest blowing at 21 mph with gusts of 32 mph.  The rough surf, large swells, and whitecaps caused spray to obscure our visibility somewhat.

✳️ AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

🔷 NO WHALES SEEN

🔷 76 harbor seals

🔷 1 red-tailed hawk

🔷 14 brown pelicans

✳️ TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE  ↩️

  344 northbound – includes 7 mother/calf pairs

  382 southbound

 18 foragers

GRAY WHALES TO DATE (since 1 Dec)

Southbound: 214

Northbound: 445

Cow/calves south: 17

Cow/calves north: 16

Total: 659

Conditions today were cloudy, the ocean was fairly calm and visibility was very good.

🔶 AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

🔷 NO WHALES SEEN

🔷 97 harbor seals

🔷 1 sea lion

🔷 1 great blue heron

🔷 22 brown pelicans

🔶TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE  ↙️

  344 northbound – includes 7 mother/calf pairs

  382 southbound

 18 foragers