Recent Sightings

Observations from  the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

Windy and many whitecaps at both sites

No whales seen at either site

At PAL:

64 harbor seals

1 red tailed hawk

 1 charismatic raccoon

two parent ravens feeding two of their offspring on the cliff opposite of where they nested

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

No whales seen at either site

Good visibility at PAL but very windy and many whitecaps at Saunders

At PAL:

37 harbor seals

2 black oyster catchers

1 charismatic raccoon

At Saunders Reef:

1 osprey

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

No whales seen today at either site

At PAL:

45 harbor seals

At Saunders Reef:

1 osprey

November, 2023:       2  southbound

December, 2023:       11  southbound

January, 2024:          375  southbound

February, 2024:        101  southbound

                                          45  northbound

March, 2024:              416  northbound

April, 2024:                   70  northbound

May, 2024:                     19  northbound

 

TOTAL SOUTHBOUND:    489

 

TOTAL NORTHBOUND:   550 –  includes 21 mother/calf pairs

 

 

Observations today from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef

 

No whales seen at either site

At PAL:

77 harbor seals

1 Northern Harrier

1 black oyster catcher

32 brown pelicans flying south; 9 flying north

At Saunders Reef:

1 pelagic cormorant

10 brown pelicans flying north