
Recent Sightings
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
64 harbor seals
1 osprey
1 red-tailed hawk flying with a gopher in his/her talons
1 great blue heron
23 brown pelicans flying north
2 adult ravens and two of their offspring nearby
At Saunders Reef:
6 pelagic cormorants
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site, however;
a blow was seen by Shari Goforth-Eby from the Lighthouse but it was knocked down quickly by the wind and the whale was not seen again
At PAL:
74 harbor seals
2 great blue herons
3 black oyster catchers
At Saunders Reef:
1 osprey
1 pelagic cormorant
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Saturday, June 29, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
31 harbor seals
1 Northern Harrier
1 red-tailed hawk
18 brown pelicans
1 charismatic raccoon
1 deer
At Saunders Reef:
1 osprey
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
67 harbor seals
2 black oyster catchers
2 adult ravens tending to two of their offspring
13 brown pelicans