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Observations today were from Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park in northern Sonoma County. We waited three hours for the fog to lift and when it did, we had excellent visibility to the horizon and the sea was calm. ✳️ 2 northbound gray whales – the first one reversed direction and headed southeast for…

Today was sunny, breezy, with good visibility, At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 🌀 NO WHALES WERE SEEN 🌀 59 harbor seals, including 9 pups 🌀 25 brown pelicans flying north 💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠 GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE (since November 1, 2024) 🟰 🔺 348 northbound – including three mother/calf pairs 🔺 391 southbound 💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠🔆💠

Today we had sunny skies with an offshore marine layer which reduced visibity to approximately 3 miles. Wind was 15 mph north northwest with 25 mph gusts. 🔅🔅NO WHALES SEEN AT POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AT SAUNDERS REEF🔅🔅 AT PAL: ❇️ 72 harbor seals – including 9 pups; 1 with fetal folds ❇️ 1…

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Today was sunny and clear but quite windy and whitecaps were plentiful. Observations from Gerstle Cove: 🔷 2 northbound gray whales – singles 🔷 19 harbor seals 🔷 20 brown pelicans flying north, 1 flying south 🔷 2 black oystercatchers 🔷 1 garter snake 🔆💠💠🔆💠💠🔆💠💠🔆💠💠🔆💠💠🔆💠💠🔆💠💠🔆 GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) =…

On this sunny day with a light wind, we did have some offshore fog and a marine layer that approached the shore and then receded throughout the day. Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: ♦️ 1 gray whale mother/calf pair ♦️ 51 harbor seals – including 8 pups ♦️ 1 sea lion swimming north…

🔵 NO WHALES SEEN AT POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE OR AT SAUNDERS REEF 🔵 AT PAL: 🔶 39 harbor seals – including 6-7 pups 🔶 1 Northern harrier 🔶 1 brown pelican flying south 🔶 1 Osprey ✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️✳️ GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰 🔷 340 northbound- includes 1 mother/calf pair seen…

🔷 NO WHALES SEEN TODAY AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AT SAUNDERS REEF AT PAL: 🔆 39 harbor seals including 6-7 pups 🔆 1 brown pelican flying south 🔆 1 osprey 🔆 1 Northern harrier AT SAUNDERS REEF: 🔆 1 osprey 🔆 1 red-tailed hawk ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️ TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since…

Today Shari Goforth was out on the water during a whale watching trip out of Fort Bragg. She observed: 🔷 3 northbound grays Later in the day, Shari spotted: 🔷 2 northbound gray off the north side of Gualala Point ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️ TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰 340 northbound –…

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we had cloudy skies, light wind, and good visibility. We observed: 🔶 2 northbound gray whales – both singles 🔶 1 osprey successfully caught a fish 🔶 16 brown pelicans flying north and 1 flying south 🔶 2 black oystercatchers AT GUALALA POINT, SHARI GOFORTH OBSERVED: 🔶 4 northbound…

Similar conditions to yesterday with a bit more offshore haziness today. Fair visibility. 💠 NO WHALES SEEN AT EITHER POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AY SAUNDERS REEF 💠 AT PAL: 🟡 43 harbor seals including 5 pups 🟡 1 Northern harrier 🟡 7 brown pelicans flying north and 3 flying south 🟡 1 gopher 🔹🔶🔷🔹🔶🔷🔹🔶🔷🔹🔶🔷🔹🔶🔷…

Fair visibility today with a persistent wind and plentiful whitecaps. ♦️NO WHALES SEEN AT EITHER POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA OR AT SAUNDERS REEF♦️ AT PAL: 🔆 59 harbor seals including 4 pups 🔆 21 brown pelicans flying north 🔵🔵🔷🔷🔵🔵🔷🔷🔵🔵🔷🔷🔵🔵🔷🔷 GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰 ♦️ 329 northbound – includes one…