Author: tmercer

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:  * no whales seen * 63 harbor seals  * 1 adult bald eagle  * 1 red-tailed hawk  * 2 American kestrels  * 80-100 Aleutian cackling  geese flying north    No whales seen at Saunders Reef

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:  * Shari Goforth-Eby spotted 2 humpbacks early in the day  * we spotted 1 humpback later in the day  * 68 harbor seals  * 2 great blue herons in flight  * 1 American kestrel  * 1 red-tailed hawk Observations at Saunders Reef: * 3 humpback whales * 1…

Observations from the bluff trail on the Sea Ranch, about one mile north of Walk On Beach: 3 humpback whales spotted, one seen tail lobbing and then began to full breach along with a second whale; each whale breached 8-10 times side by side; an amazing sight to see! When the breaching stopped each whale blew…

Dense fog at both Point Arena Lighthouse and Saunders Reef throughout the day:  * no whales seen at either site  At PAL:  * 41 harbor seals  * 1 red-tailed hawk  * 1 black oyster catcher  * 1 American kestrel

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:  A cloudy, gray, foggy morning  gave way to a sunny afternoon with excellent visibility to the horizon allowing us to see:  * 8 blue or possibly fin whales – very tall blows visible 5-6 miles out but no other distinct markings could be seen making a positive identification…