Recent Sightings
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Monday, June 24, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen today at either site
At PAL:
45 harbor seals
At Saunders Reef:
1 osprey
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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