Recent Sightings

The ocean was calm today and visibility was fair to good. Some offshore haziness.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

* 1 gray whale forging very close to the rocks

NO MIGRATORS SEEN

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

🔆 390 southbound

🔆 4 northbound

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* 51 harbor seals

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 1 great blue heron

* 2 American kestrels

Better ocean and atmospheric conditions today compared to yesterday. Waves at 8-12 feet, some spray and haziness.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula we observed:

* 3 southbound gray whales – first two traveling together and the third one was solo

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

🔆 390 southbound
🔆 4 northbound

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* 64 harbor seals

* 2 red-tailed hawks, one being harassed by a kestrel

* 3 American kestrels

* 1 meadowlark

* 1 white-tailed kite

Today there were 16-18 foot waves crashing and creating huge amounts of spray. This haziness led to poor visibility throughout our observation time. Wind at 14 mph.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* NO WHALES SEEN

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

🔆 387 southbound
🔆 4 northbound

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* 31 harbor seals

* 1 black oystercatcher

* 6 meadowlarks

* 2 American kestrels

* 1 Northern harrier

* 1 immature bald eagle

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

NO WHALES SEEN TODAY

TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE =

🔆 387 southbound

🔆 4 northbound

* 81 harbor seals

* 1 great blue heron

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 3 killdeer

* 3 American kestrels

Today was sunny and clear but a strong wind produced numerous whitecaps and much spray on the ocean.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula we observed:

* 1 southbound gray whale

TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE =

🔆 387 southbound
🔆 4 northbound

* 60 harbor seals

* 2 great blue herons

* 3 American kestrels

* 3 killdeer

* 1 red- tailed hawk