Recent Sightings
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FINAL GRAY WHALE COUNTS FOR THE 2023-2024 MIGRATORY SEASON
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
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Friday, June 21, 2024
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
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Happy Summer Solstice!!
Observations today from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
54 harbor seals
no juvenile ravens seen, parents present
At Saunders Reef:
two osprey
one pelagic cormorant
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
77 harbor seals
14 brown pelicans flying north
the raven nest is now empty with no signs of the juveniles; parents are present
At Saunders Reef:
2 osprey
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MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
Unlimited visibility with some wind and whitecaps
AT PAL:
74 harbor seals
The raven’s nest was empty today. We observed the two parent ravens with two of their offspring standing on the cliff opposite where their nest is located.
14 brown pelicans flying north