This image shows the fins of several gray whales above the surface of the water

Recent Sightings


  • Friday, July 26, 2024

    Thank you to Tim Bray, President of the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society for enlightening us about the value of birds on Resilient Earth Radio and Podcast on KGUA.

    Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

    No whales seen at either site;   significant fog at PAL

    * 12 harbor seals

     

     


  • Thursday, July 25, 2024

    Thank you to Howard Garrett of Orca Network and The Center for Whale Research for a fascinating conversation on KGUA’s Resilient Earth Radio Show and Podcast.

     

    Observations from Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

    AT PAL:

     * 3 humpback whales, a single moving slowly to the northwest and two together moving north

    * 30 harbor seals

    * 7 brown pelicans

     

     


  • Tuesday, July 23, 2024

    Observations from Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

    No whales seen at either site

    At PAL:

    * 40 harbor seals

    * 23 brown pelicans

    * 4 black oyster catchers

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


  • Friday, July 19, 2024

    Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

    We want to thank our amazing guest, Aeon Bashir, Head Krill at Aeon for Ocean,  for an outstanding conversation this morning on KGUA Morning Show. We also are most grateful for Leigh Anne Lindsey, creator, producer, and host of Resilient Earth Radio and Podcast for making these programs possible.

    AT PAL:

    * 1 breaching humpback

    * 96 harbor seals

    * 2 black oyster catchers

    * 1 great blue heron

    * 1 ferruginous hawk

    AT SAUNDERS REEF:

    * No whales seen

     * 2 Pelagic cormorants

     

     

     


  • Resilient Earth Radio Show and Podcast on KGUA

    FRIDAY, JULY 19th: We welcome our amazing guest, Aeon Bashir founder and Head Krill at Aeon for Ocean