Author: tmercer

  • 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:  …

  • 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…