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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

     

     


  • 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


  • 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


  • 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