Recent Sightings

Observations from Gerstle Cove at Salt Point State Park:

 * 3 humpbacks

 * 21 harbor seals

 * 1 sea lion

 * 1 sharp-shinned hawk

 * 2 black oyster catchers

 * 1 osprey catching a fish

 * 1 Great Blue Heron

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* 5 humpbacks

 * 3 harbor seals

Report from Mel Smith and Linda Bostwick:

seen from their home in Point Arena:

 two blue whales, several humpbacks, and Risso’s dolphins

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and From Saunders Reef

At PAL:

 * 5 humpbacks

 * 5 harbor seals

 At Saunders Reef:

 * 4 humpbacks

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

At PAL:

* 2 humpbacks

 * 3 harbor seals

 * several flocks of 20-30 brown pelicans flying north

 * 3 black oystercatchers

At Saunders Reef:

 * 1 humpback

 * 1 great blue heron

 * 1 osprey carrying a fish

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse  peninsula and from Saunders Reef

At PAL:

* no whales seen

* 27 harbor seals

 * 24 pigeon guillemots

At Saunders Reef:

 * 8-10 humpbacks, spread out between 2 miles and 5 miles off shore, flukes observed, most likely feeding