FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026

We had a very welcomed break from the rain today. Under partly sunny and partly cloudy skies, the ocean was calm but as the wind increased throughout the day, so did the whitecaps.

AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE ARENA PENINSULA, WE OBSERVED:

๐Ÿ’  3 northbound gray whales

๐Ÿ’  3 southbound gray whales

๐Ÿ’  56 harbor seals

๐Ÿ’  1 brown pelican circling the area

๐Ÿ’  4 black oystercatchers

๐Ÿ’  3 American kestrels

๐Ÿ’  1 bobcat

AT SAUNDERS REEF, WE OBSERVED:

๐Ÿ’  1 northbound gray whale

AT HEARN GULCH, Fred and Janet McElroy observed and photographed two northbound gray whales traveling together

๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”ถ๐Ÿ”ท

TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE. =

๐Ÿ”ต 18 ย northbound ย  ย  ย ๐Ÿ”ด ย 372 ย southbound

 

Photo of two gray whale blows at Hearn Gulch taken by Janet McElroy

 


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