We had excellent visibility today but the wind was blowing at 13 mph from the northwest with gusts of 18 mph. Whale blows did not stay suspended very long but rather were blown down quickly.
We received multiple reports from community members that humpbacks were being seen today from Fort Ross to Point Arena.
✳️ AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:
💠 92 harbor seals – 9 pups
💠 1 gray whale foraging close to shore; may be the same forager we observed yesterday or it may be a new recruit
💠 20 humpback whales – mostly singles; some groups of two’s and three’s; many breaches and tail lobbing
💠 1 great egret
💠 approximately 130 brown pelicans flying north, then circling around the lighthouse; many stopped to rest on the rocks on the north side of the lighthouse
💠 4 black oystercatchers
💠 1 bobcat
✳️ AT SAUNDERS REEF:
💠 12 humpbacks – many breaching and tail lobbing
✳️ TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE 🔽
🔵 337 northbound – includes 4 mother/calf pairs
🔴 382 southbound
🟢 10 foragers
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