Today brought us blue skies, a calm ocean, and a clear view all the way to the horizon. Blows, backs, and flukes could be seen.
🔶 AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:
🔺 5 northbound gray whales – two sets of two and one single
🔺 1 gray whale foraging
🔺 1 humpback whale
🔺 6 sea lions swimming north
🔺 2 black oyster catchers
🔺 approximately 40 Aleutian cackling geese flying north
🔺 17 brown pelicans flying south and 38 flying north
🔶 AT SAUNDERS REEF:
🔺 2 northbound gray whales – singles who took long foraging dives while traveling north
🔺 18 brown pelicans flying north
🔶 AT OLLIE’S STRAIGHT:
🔺 3 adult gray whales and one calf going north observed and photographed by Shari Goforth
🔶 TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE ⤵️
🔵 323 northbound – includes 3 mother/calf pairs
🔴 382 southbound
🟢 7 foragers
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