Recent Sightings
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Friday, June 28, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
67 harbor seals
2 black oyster catchers
2 adult ravens tending to two of their offspring
13 brown pelicans
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
Windy and many whitecaps at both sites
No whales seen at either site
At PAL:
64 harbor seals
1 red tailed hawk
1 charismatic raccoon
two parent ravens feeding two of their offspring on the cliff opposite of where they nested
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef
No whales seen at either site
Good visibility at PAL but very windy and many whitecaps at Saunders
At PAL:
37 harbor seals
2 black oyster catchers
1 charismatic raccoon
At Saunders Reef:
1 osprey
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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