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:
💠 3 northbound gray whales
💠 3 southbound gray whales
💠 56 harbor seals
💠 1 brown pelican circling the area
💠 4 black oystercatchers
💠 3 American kestrels
💠 1 bobcat
AT SAUNDERS REEF, WE OBSERVED:
💠 1 northbound gray whale
AT HEARN GULCH, Fred and Janet McElroy observed and photographed two northbound gray whales traveling together
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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE. =
🔵 18 northbound 🔴 382 southbound
Photo of two gray whale blows at Hearn Gulch taken by Janet McElroy
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