Recent Sightings

The day began with decent visibility at Gerstle Cove. Unfortunately, the fog that was threatening offshore did roll in and eventually reduced our visibility to zero. However, later in the day, the wind picked up and cleared the fog away.

♦️ 6 humpback whales: one set of two and four singles

♦️16 harbor seals

♦️ 4 great egrets flying north together; they attempted to land on the kelp in front of of us but decided not stay and continued their northbound journey

♦️ 3 osprey

♦️ 74 brown pelicans flying south and 262 flying north; several floating

A beautiful day at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula provided us with excellent visibility.  The wind was moderate and a few whitecaps began to develop on the ocean.

💠 5 humpbacks whales; one group of two and three singles

💠 76 harbor seals

💠 39 brown pelicans

We encountered windy conditions today at Gerstle Cove but it was clear all the way to the horizon giving us excellent visibility.

❇️ 18-21 humpbacks whales – mostly feeding solo; some small groups of twos and threes would form but eventually break apart as the whales set out on their own to locate food; flukes and backs were often visible

✳️ 13 harbor seals

✳️ 2 osprey; one carrying a fish

✳️ 10 – 12 brown pelicans floating in the water;  43 flying south and 14 flying north

✳️ 1 American kestrel hovering

There was offshore fog at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and it was moderately windy with some whitecaps upon the ocean.

🟪 NO WHALES SEEN

🟧 105 harbor seals

🟪 33 brown pelicans

🟧 2 black oystercatchers

🟪 1 great blue heron

🟧 1 American kestrel

We returned to Gerstle  Cove today and we were NOT disappointed.  Many humpbacks stretched out before us to the north and to the south at varying distances from the shore.
The ocean was calm and the sky was a bit cloudy but visibility was quite good.

🔷 15 or more humpbacks -several whales were breaching, tail thrashing, fluking,

we observed three groups of two and two groups of three feeding

🔷 10 harbor seals

🔷 1 osprey with fish

🔷 11 brown pelicans resting on a rock; 35 flying  north and 27 flying south