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Recent Sightings


  • 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

     

     


  • 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

     

     

     

     


  • 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

     

     

     

     


  • 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

     


  • 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