On this sunny day with a light wind, we did have some offshore fog and a marine layer that approached the shore and then receded throughout the day.
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:
♦️ 1 gray whale mother/calf pair
♦️ 51 harbor seals – including 8 pups
♦️ 1 sea lion swimming north
♦️ 1 red-tailed hawk
♦️ 1 osprey
♦️ 18 brown pelicans flying north
🔶 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF
FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF GUALALA POINT, SHARI GOFORTH OBSERVED:
♦️ 1 gray whale mother/calf pair – the calf breached three to four times
♦️ 2 northbound grays
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰
✳️ 346 northbound – includes three mother/calf pairs
✳️ 391 southbound
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