There was a light wind and some whitecaps at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula on this sunny, clear day with very good visibility.
🔆 17 northbound gray whales – ten pairs and seven singles; 8 of these whales were less than one quarter mile offshore and the others were between one and two miles out
🔆 76 harbor seals
🔆 5 black oystercatchers
🔆 1 Northern harrier
🔆 3 American kestrels
🔆 36 brown pelicans flying north and 1 flying south
⚛️ AT SAUNDERS REEF: wind was stronger and whitecaps were more numerous
🔆 1 northbound gray whales passing just behind the reef
⚛️ TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE ⏩️
🔵 199 northbound 🔴 382 southbound 🟢 2 foragers
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