Recent Sightings

Observations at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

 * 4 humpbacks, 1 whale breached once

* 9 harbor seals (2 hauled out, 7 swimming in the water)

* 3 Great Blue herons, (2 in flight, 1 on the ground)

* 2 American kestrels

Observations at Saunders Reef:

 *12 humpbacks, 2 were about 1/2 mile offshore taking long dives and slowly swimming north, the others were scattered throughout our viewing area

Observations at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

 * no whales seen

* 33 harbor seals

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 1 American kestrel

Observations at Saunders Reef:

* 2 humpbacks

* 1 red-tailed Hawk

At Robinson’s Reef:

  Shari Goforth-Eby spotted 4 humpback whales

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

 * no whales seen

* 63 harbor seals

 * 1 adult bald eagle

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

 * 2 American kestrels

 * 80-100 Aleutian cackling  geese flying north

   No whales seen at Saunders Reef

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

 * Shari Goforth-Eby spotted 2 humpbacks early in the day

 * we spotted 1 humpback later in the day

 * 68 harbor seals

 * 2 great blue herons in flight

 * 1 American kestrel

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

Observations at Saunders Reef:

* 3 humpback whales

* 1 red-tailed hawk

Observations from the bluff trail on the Sea Ranch, about one mile north of Walk On Beach:

3 humpback whales spotted, one seen tail lobbing and then began to full breach along with a second whale; each whale breached 8-10 times side by side; an amazing sight to see! When the breaching stopped each whale blew three times and then they were not not seen again.