Observations today were from the Gualala Point Regional Park. Although clouds and a bit of fog reduced visibility in the morning, conditions improved throughout the day allowing us to have a very successful Whale and Seabird Watch program. Our wonderful Sonoma County Park Ranger, Jeannette, counted 75 participants. We thank Roberta Chan, park visitor center coordinator, for organizing this program.
We observed:
* 17 northbound gray whales – three sets of two and eleven singles
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE (since November 1, 2024) =
🔆🔆 194 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf
🔆🔆 391 southbound
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Led by migratory bird specialist Doug Forsell, the seabirds spotted included:
* Brandt’s cormorants, Pelagic cormorants, double-crested cormorants
* common loons, Pacific loons
* red-eared grebes
* pigeon guillemot
* 75 cackling geese flying north
* common murres
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