Author: tmercer

Observations today from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 🔆 NO WHALES SEEN 🔆 76 harbor seals 🔆 1 great blue heron 🔆 1 black oystercatcher 🔆 4 brown pelicans flying north Observations from Saunders Reef: 🔆 NO WHALES SEEN 🔆 1 Osprey 🔆 23 brown pelicans flying north

🔺🔺 We are sad to report that on Friday evening, August 1st, a dead whale was seen floating off Sea Ranch south of Gualala Point Island. On Saturday, August 2nd, the whale became lodged in the rocks at Dune Drift Beach which is south of Walk On Beach at the Sea Ranch. 🔻🔻 The deceased…

✳️ ✳️ TWO GRAY WHALES SEEN TODAY AT GUALALA POINT ISLAND ON THE NORTH END OF SEA RANCH‼️ ✳️ ✳️ These two grays were brilliantly photographed by Kate Bloch. It is such a treat to see gray whales here at this time of the year and they were foraging for food for several hours at…

💠💠 BLUE WHALE SEEN SWIMMING NORTH ALONG OUR COAST TODAY!!💠💠 Diane Hichwa received notice of a large whale, described as bigger than a humpback, seen off the coast of Sea Ranch and heading north. Shari Goforth headed out and was able to photograph this magnificent blue whale from a location just north of north of…

A strong, persistent wind produced many whitecaps on the ocean. Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 🔆 4 humpbacks – two traveling north together and two singles 🔆 1 sea lion 🔆 97 harbor seals 🔆 1 great blue heron 🔆 2 brown pelicans NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

We observed today at beautiful Gerstle Cove in Salt Point State Park in northern Sonoma County. There was offshore fog but overall, visibility was good. 🟪 4 humpbacks – two together and two singles 🟧 4 sea lions swimming together in a northwest direction 🟪 2 Caspian terns flying north quite elegantly 🟧 4 Ospreys…

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed: 🔶 1 humpback 🔷 120 harbor seals 🔶 1 sea lion 🔷 3 great blue herons 🔶 1 red-tailed hawk 🔷 2 black oystercatchers 🔶 33 brown pelicans NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 💠 128 harbor seals 💠 1 red-tailed hawk 💠 87 brown pelicans Observations at Saunders Reef: 💠 1 humpback 💠 25 brown pelicans

On this cloudy, gray day without wind, the ocean was as calm as a lake and visibility was good. AT THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA, WE OBSERVED: 🔆 2 humpback whales, backs and flukes visible as they surfaced 🔆 140 harbor seals 🔆 1 great blue heron 🔆 85 brown pelicans flying north, 17 flying…

OBSERVATIONS TODAY FROM GERSTLE  COVE IN SALT POINT STATE PARK: The ocean was calm but the sky was cloudy and gray. Whale blows were difficult to see against the gray sky. ❇️ 4 humpback whales – slowly traveling north – one tail slapped just a few times and then did a full breach! ❇️ 9…

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: 🔆 1 humpback whale 🔆 66 harbor seals 🔆 1 great blue heron 🔆 2 red-tailed hawks OBSERVATIONS FROM SAUNDERS REEF: 🔆 1 humpback whale 🔆 73 brown pelicans Thank you to Diane Hichwa for alerting us of humpback whales that were spotted traveling north off the Sea…

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 💠 one humpback whale 💠 48 harbor seals 💠 56 brown pelicans 💠 1 great blue heron 💠 4 black oystercatchers NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF 💠 23 brown pelicans