Recent Sightings

The ocean was as calm as a lake today as there was no wind and no whitecaps. The sky, however, was white due to a large, lingering fog bank offshore. This made it difficult to detect blows but whale backs could easily be seen.

🔆 AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

🔆 2 humpbacks whales – traveling slowly north about 1 mile offshore

🔆 37 harbor seals – outgoing tide

🔆 several barking sea lions could be heard

🔆 20 brown pelicans

🔆 3 black oystercatchers

🔆 NO WHALES  SEEN AT SAUNDERS  REEF

Upon arriving at Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park early this morning, the fog quickly receded and we had good visibility. Unfortunately, within less than one hour, the fog returned leaving us with no visibility the rest of the day.

🔶 NO WHALES SEEN

🔷 3 osprey- 2 carrying fish

🔶 12 sea lions hauled out on the rock and 1 swimming and barking loudly

🔷 9 harbor seals

Still quite windy at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula as well as at Saunders Reef. Lots of whitecaps and spray limited our visibility.

🟪 NO WHALES SEEN

🟪 78 harbor seals

🟪 1 black oystercatcher

🟪 7 brown pelicans flying north

On this very windy day, spotting whale blows and even whale activity on the whitecap covered ocean was extremely challenging. The wind was blowing from the north northwest at 23 miles per hour with gusts of 36 mikes per hour.

🔆 AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

❇️ NO WHALES SEEN

❇️ 69 harbor seals

❇️ 1 great blue heron