Recent Sightings

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

 * no whales seen

* 63 harbor seals

 * 1 adult bald eagle

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

 * 2 American kestrels

 * 80-100 Aleutian cackling  geese flying north

   No whales seen at Saunders Reef

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

 * Shari Goforth-Eby spotted 2 humpbacks early in the day

 * we spotted 1 humpback later in the day

 * 68 harbor seals

 * 2 great blue herons in flight

 * 1 American kestrel

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

Observations at Saunders Reef:

* 3 humpback whales

* 1 red-tailed hawk

Observations from the bluff trail on the Sea Ranch, about one mile north of Walk On Beach:

3 humpback whales spotted, one seen tail lobbing and then began to full breach along with a second whale; each whale breached 8-10 times side by side; an amazing sight to see! When the breaching stopped each whale blew three times and then they were not not seen again.

Dense fog at both Point Arena Lighthouse and Saunders Reef throughout the day:

 * no whales seen at either site

 At PAL:

 * 41 harbor seals

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

 * 1 black oyster catcher

 * 1 American kestrel

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:  A cloudy, gray, foggy morning  gave way to a sunny afternoon with excellent visibility to the horizon allowing us to see:

 * 8 blue or possibly fin whales – very tall blows visible 5-6 miles out but no other distinct markings could be seen making a positive identification not possible

 * 10 humpback whales staying in the area to forage and feed

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 1 Northern harrier

* 2 American kestrels

* 2 black oyster catchers

* no harbor seals hauled out due to high tide

 At Saunders Reef:

 * 4 humpbacks

 * 1 blue or fin whale, too far out to positively identify