Recent Sightings

💠💠 BLUE WHALE SEEN SWIMMING NORTH ALONG OUR COAST TODAY!!💠💠

Diane Hichwa received notice of a large whale, described as bigger than a humpback, seen off the coast of Sea Ranch and heading north.

Shari Goforth headed out and was able to photograph this magnificent blue whale from a location just north of north of downtown Gualala and south of Anchor Bay known as Ollies Straight.

We thank Diane, Shari, nd everyone who contributed to making this sighting possible. It does indeed take a village! We are grateful to all.

A strong, persistent wind produced many whitecaps on the ocean.

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

🔆 4 humpbacks – two traveling north together and two singles

🔆 1 sea lion

🔆 97 harbor seals

🔆 1 great blue heron

🔆 2 brown pelicans

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

We observed today at beautiful Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park in northern Sonoma County. There was offshore fog but overall, visibility was good.

🟪 4 humpbacks – two together and two singles

🟧 4 sea lions swimming together in a northwest direction

🟪 2 Caspian terns flying north quite elegantly

🟧 4 Ospreys

🟪 over 100 brown pelicans flying north and 12 flying south

🟧 1 northern Pygmy owl

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed:

🔶 1 humpback

🔷 120 harbor seals

🔶 1 sea lion

🔷 3 great blue herons

🔶 1 red-tailed hawk

🔷 2 black oystercatchers

🔶 33 brown pelicans

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

💠 128 harbor seals

💠 1 red-tailed hawk

💠 87 brown pelicans

Observations at Saunders Reef:

💠 1 humpback

💠 25 brown pelicans