Recent Sightings

After morning rain, mist, and fog disappeared, we had excellent visibility at both observation sites.

Observations from Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* 3 humpback whales, about 4 miles out

* 76 harbor seals

* 2 American kestrels

At Saunders Reef:

 * 5 humpback whales, about 5 miles out

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

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

AT PAL:

 * 67 harbor seals

 * 1 American kestrel

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

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

 * 82 harbor seals

* 2 American kestrels

* 1 red-tailed hawk

 * 1 Great blue heron

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* 3 humpback whales

 * 18 harbor seals

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

* 2 American kestrels

* 1 Great blue heron

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

After observing both at Saunders Reef and then at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and finding no whales, we journeyed north to Vista Point at the north end of Irish Beach.

There we spotted one humpback whale.

AT PAL:

* 3 harbor seals swimming near their haul out sites at high tide

 * 2 American kestrels

 *1 red-tailed hawk