Recent Sightings

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

💠 one humpback whale

💠 48 harbor seals

💠 56 brown pelicans

💠 1 great blue heron

💠 4 black oystercatchers

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

💠 23 brown pelicans

COMMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED ON SEABED MINING AT AMERICAN SAMAODSM Extension of Comments Advisory Am Samoa V4

The ocean was calm today, no wind, some fog way out on the horizon but excellent visibility overall.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

🔶 NO WHALES SEEN

🔶 84 Harbor seals

🔶 1 great blue heron in flight

🔶 38 brown pelicans flying north and several small groups of pelicans feeding

🔶 1 Caspian Tern flying in circles above the feeding pelicans

♦️♦️ NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

🔶 17 brown pelicans flying north

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Wind picked up throughout the day but visibility remained good.

AT POUNT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

♦️ no whales seen

♦️ 97 harbor seals

♦️ 1 sea lion

♦️ 3 black oystercatchers

♦️ 1 northern harrier

AT SAUNDERS REEF:

♦️🔶 1 gray whale traveling north

♦️ 3 pelagic cormorants

♦️ 1 osprey carrying a fish