Please join us on KGUA.org 88.3 FM on THURSDAY, JUNE 13th from 9:00 – 10:00 am

We have invited five guests to speak about their connection to the ocean:

Shari Goforth – Gray Whale Photo Identification Project

Emma Hurley – North Coast Brine, local organic farmer at Nature’s Tune

Zack Klyver – Mysticetes Consulting Group

Sara Bogard – citizen scientist with The Marine Mammal Center and Cal Academy of Science

Aeon Bashir – founder and head Krill of Aeon for Ocean

 

OBSERVATIONS TODAY FROM THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA AND FROM SAUNDERS REEF

 

With intermittent fog and high winds reducing our visibility to under 2 miles, we did not see any whales at either site today.

We did count 38 harbor seals at the largest haul out site along Lighthouse Road and we saw one osprey.

The four large raven chicks remain in their nest with their parents keeping a careful watch.

At Saunders Reef we did see two osprey flying high above the ocean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TODAY IS WORLD OCEAN DAY!!

We would like to take this opportunity to share with you the following essential principles and fundamental concepts of ocean science as established by the National Marine Education Association.  To learn more about each of these concepts, we encourage you to click on the link to the Ocean Literacy Guide which contains a wealth of interesting information. 

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

 

• No whales seen at either site
• 4 California sea lions
• 1 great blue heron
• 2 black oyster catchers
• 2 adult ravens; four offspring nearly as large as their parents still in their nest
• 1 osprey seen at Saunders Reef
• 8 brown pelicans flying north at Saunders Reef

 

 

 

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA

 

• No whales seen today
• 55 harbor seals
• 2 sea lions swimming south
• 2 adult ravens tending to their four large chicks in their nest; chicks now covered with black feathers
• Still quite windy with increasing whitecaps