A marine layer persisted throughout the day reducing visibility to less than two miles. The ocean was calm.
At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:
* 6 northbound grays – one group of two and four singles
* 32 harbor seals
* 3 meadowlarks
* about 30 brown pelicans flying north; 1 flying south
* 2 flocks of cackling geese; one of about 200 and one of 80
* 1 gopher
AT SAUNDERS REEF:
* 1 northbound gray whale
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE (since November 1, 2024) =
🔆🔆 229 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf
🔆🔆 391 southbound
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