Recent Sightings

Moderately windy conditions and some whitecaps. Very good visibility.

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🟢 2 humpback whales – a pair

Today conditions were quite windy with the wind blowing at 19 mph with gusts of 25 mph from the north northwest.

♦️NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

AT PAL:

♦️ 4 humpback whales – one pair and two singles moving south

♦️ 2 harbor seals swimming around the rocks at their haul out site – very high tide

♦️ 3 American kestrels

Observations today were from the peninsula at the Point Arena Lighthouse and from Saunders Reef. There was some wind, the ocean was choppy with moderate amounts of whitecaps.visibility was good.

AT PAL:

💠 5 humpback whales – one pair and 3 singles

💠 77 harbor seals

💠 1 American kestrel

💠 14 brown pelicans

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

💠 2 humpback whales

💠 1 red-tailed hawk

✳️✳️ Linda Walker reported seeing one breaching humpback off Iversen Point✳️✳️

Today presented us with ideal observation conditions. There was excellent  visibility at all three locations where we observed. We had no wind which allowed the blows to remain suspended and be easily seen. Backs were also visible.

🔷 AT VISTA POINT at the north end of Irish Beach:

🔶 NO WHALES SEEN

🔷 AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

🔶 3 humpback whales – all singles, slowly making their way south

🔶 102 harbor seals – low tide

🔶 3 American kestrels

🔶 1 red-tailed hawk

🔶 Dozens of brown pelicans flying mostly north and some smaller flocks flying south

🔷AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🔶 4 humpback whales- one pair and two singles all swimming south slowly

🔶 8 brown pelicans flying north and several more diving into the ocean to catch prey

Today we had a mix of sun and clouds over a calm ocean. There was a light breeze and very good visibility.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

🟪 7 humpback whales – one group of two and five singles; one single breached four times;

all whales were between 2 and 4 miles offshore

🟪 27 harbor seals at high tide

🟪 2 black oystercatchers

🟪 13 black turnstones

🟪 2 American kestrels

🟪 1 great blue heron

🟪 1 red-tailed hawk

🟪 Dozens of brown pelicans mostly flying north and circling the Lighthouse; smaller size flocks flying south