Recent Sightings

Today was less windy and there were fewer whitecaps on the ocean compared to yesterday. Visibility was good.

At Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

🔷 no whales seen

🔶 88 harbor seals

🔷 2 black oystercatchers

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🔶 no whales seen

🔷 76 brown pelicans flying north; none stop to feed

Today we had winds at 15 mph from the south southeast with gusts of 22 mph. The ocean was covered with whitecaps. It was cloudy but visibility was good.
Ocean temperature was 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

🟢 1 whale, most likely a humpback but exact identification was not possible due to ocean conditions

🟣 112 harbor seals

🟢 6-8 black oystercatchers

🟣 approximately 145 brown pelicans, many flying north in formation while small groups often stopped to feed

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

🟢 No whales seen

🟣 45 brown pelicans flying north

🟢 1 osprey

OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

💠 1 humpback whale, heading north

💠 100 harbor seals

💠 86 brown pelicans, mostly flying north

💠 1 great blue heron

OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

☀️ 1 humpback whale, slowly traveling to the north

☀️ 78 harbor seals

☀️ 57 brown pelicans, including several small groups diving into the ocean to feed; others flying north

☀️ 1 great blue heron

☀️ 1 white-tailed kite