MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026

After two days of very windy conditions , today began with significant fog.  The fog eventually did recede to offshore but it remained quite gray and cloudy at the Point  Arena Lighthouse. We did find sunnier conditions at Saunders Reef.  Visibility at both  sites was limited.

🔆 AT SAUNDERS REEF:

💠  NO WHALES SEEN

💠 6 brown pelicans flying north; 6 flying south; and 4 circling

💠 1 red-tailed hawk

💠 1 adult bald eagle

🔆 AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

💠 one unidentified whale swimming less than 1/2 mile offshore; spotted the whale’s blow once and then not seen again

💠 85 harbor seals – 7 pups

💠 1 osprey

💠 1 red-tailed hawk

💠 11 pelicans flying south

🔆 TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE. 🟰

🔵   344 northbound – includes 7 mother/calf pairs

🔴   382 southbound

🟢  18 foragers

 

 


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