Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:
* 18 northbound gray whales – one group of three, three groups of two, nine singles,
many backs and flukes were visible; one whale breached 7-8 times
* 1 gray whale foraging
* 62 harbor seals
* 1 river otter
* 2 black oystercatchers
* 2 Canada geese
* 6 flocks of cackling geese flying north ranging in size from 80 geese to over 600 geese
* 2 American kestrels
* 26 brown pelicans flying north
AT SAUNDERS REEF:
* 3 northbound gray whales
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE (since November 1, 2024) =
🔆🔆 222 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf
🔆🔆 391 southbound
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