Recent Sightings

On this sunny day with a light wind, we did have some offshore fog and a marine layer that approached the shore and then receded throughout the day.

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

♦️ 1 gray whale mother/calf pair

♦️ 51 harbor seals – including 8 pups

♦️ 1 sea lion swimming north

♦️ 1 red-tailed hawk

♦️ 1 osprey

♦️ 18 brown pelicans flying north

🔶 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF GUALALA POINT, SHARI GOFORTH OBSERVED:

♦️ 1 gray whale mother/calf pair – the calf breached three to four times

♦️ 2 northbound grays

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰

✳️ 346 northbound – includes three mother/calf pairs

✳️ 391 southbound

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🔵 NO WHALES SEEN AT POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE OR AT SAUNDERS REEF 🔵

AT PAL:

🔶 39 harbor seals – including 6-7 pups

🔶 1 Northern harrier

🔶 1 brown pelican flying south

🔶 1 Osprey

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GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰

🔷 340 northbound- includes 1 mother/calf pair seen on March 14th

🔷 391 southbound

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🔷 NO WHALES SEEN TODAY AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AT SAUNDERS REEF

AT PAL:

🔆 39 harbor seals including 6-7 pups

🔆 1 brown pelican flying south

🔆 1 osprey

🔆 1 Northern harrier

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🔆 1 osprey

🔆 1 red-tailed hawk

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰

340 northbound – includes 1 mother /calf pair seen on Match 14th

391 southbound

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Today Shari Goforth was out on the water during a whale watching trip out of Fort Bragg. She observed:

🔷 3 northbound grays

Later in the day, Shari spotted:

🔷 2 northbound gray off the north side of Gualala Point

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰

340 northbound – includes 1 mother /calf pair seen on Match 14th

391 southbound

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At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we had cloudy skies, light wind, and good visibility. We observed:

🔶 2 northbound gray whales – both singles

🔶 1 osprey successfully caught a fish

🔶 16 brown pelicans flying north and 1 flying south

🔶 2 black oystercatchers

AT GUALALA POINT, SHARI GOFORTH OBSERVED:

🔶 4 northbound gray whales – all singles

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE:

🔆 335 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf seen on March 14th

🔆 391 southbound

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