Recent Sightings

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Poor visibility all day due to a persistent drizzle and offshore fog.

No whales seen at Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula or at Saunders Reef.

   AT PAL:

  * 37 harbor seals

  * 2 Great blue herons

  * 1 American kestrel

     Gray whales to date:   8 southbound

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* 4 soutbound gray whales – 2 traveling together, one lifted their flukes; 2 traveling individually

* 69 harbor seals

* 1 Ferruginous hawk

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 1 Great blue heron

* 2 black oystercatchers

* 1 American kestrel

* Northern harrier

Today was dry and sunny but windy.  Whitecaps covered the ocean but visibility was excellent.

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

       AT PAL:

 * 73 harbor seals

 * 1 great blue heron

 * 1 American kestrel

 * 2 black oystercatchers

 * 1 Northern harrier

With rain and fog finally gone for most of the day, we had good visibility at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula where we did see one southbound gray whale!! We also counted 45 harbor seals. 

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef:

 No whales seen at either site.

     AT PAL:

* 59 harbor seals

* 1 Northern Harrier

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 2 American kestrels