Author: tmercer

Like yesterday, the day began quite cloudy, but the ocean was calm with little to no wind. We had excellent visibility tot he horizon.  By midday, sunshine provided better distinction between the sky and the ocean and blows were more easily detected. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔺14 southbound gray whales – four groups…

Today,  as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., may we ALL work together to keep his  dream alive.   Our day began with considerable cloudiness with a gray sky and gray but calm ocean.  Despite this, visibility was good and blows could be detected. Sunshine came through in mid day which…

The day began with excellent visibility but fog did roll in later in the day greatly reducing our visibility. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🟩 13 southbound gray whales – we watched a group of two become three, then four, and eventually six whales were traveling south together- quite an awesome sight!! one group…

Another ideal day for observing whales. Calm ocean, no wind, excellent visibilty.  There was offshore fog which fortunately stayed offshore throughout our observation period. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 💠 36 southbound gray whales – one group of three, twelve pairs, and nine singles 💠 TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE 🟰 244 southbound…

Ideal observation conditions today! No wind, sunny, calm ocean, excellent visibility. Blows remained suspended and heads, backs, and flukes were visible. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔷 36 southbound gray whales – one group of four, three groups of three, six groups of two, and eleven singles;  one whale  breached four times 🔷 108…

Our day at the Point Arena Lighthouse began with a completely cloudy sky and a great deal of haziness. Eventually, the sun did shine through and our ability to see blows  improved greatly. Some haziness remained but visibility was good. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔺 7 southbound gray whales – one deuce and…

The ocean was calmer today compared to yesterday but there was still a significant amount of spray creating a haziness. There was absolutely no wind and blows did stay suspended in the air making them easy to spot. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: ♒️ 16 southbound gray whales – one group of three, two…

There were huge waves, between 10-12 feet, crashing into shore creating much spray and rough surf. The constant spray did reduce our visibility somewhat but overall, blows were visible. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔶 7 southbound gray whales – all singles ranging from 3/4 miles to 3 1/2 miles offshore; most of the…

Despite the windy conditions, there was excellent distinction between the ocean and the sky giving us good visibility to spot blows. The wind did cause lots of whitecaps and blows were batted down quickly. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: ❇️ 16 southbound gray whales – four pairs of two and eight singles; several of…

Today we had a very calm ocean but the sky was cloudy and there was haziness making it difficult to see blows. However, when whale’s came to the surface to breathe, their backs and flukes were clearly visible. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA : 🟣 14 southbound gray whales – one trio, two duos,…

Fantastic visibility and ocean conditions today allowed us to locate blows, observe heads, backs, and flukes, and track whales along their southbound journey. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔷 24 southbound gray whales – three groups of three, three groups of two, and nine singles; one whale breached twice; we did see one of…