Fantastic visibility and ocean conditions today allowed us to locate blows, observe heads, backs, and flukes, and track whales along their southbound journey.
AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:
🔷 24 southbound gray whales – three groups of three, three groups of two, and nine singles; one whale breached twice; we did see one of the pairs split up as they swam through our observation area
🔷 79 harbor seals
🔷 1 Ferruginous hawk
🔷 1 Northern harrier
🔷 2 American kestrels
🔷 28 brown pelicans flying north, 14 flying south, and approximately 7 floating on the water
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE 🟰 112
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