Category: Daily Observations

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse Peninsula:  * no whales seen * 33 harbor seals * 1 red-tailed hawk * 2 American kestrels  * 2 Great egrets   No whales seen from Saunders Reef * 1 red-tailed hawk

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:  * 2 humpbacks, 1 full breached once! * 31 harbor seals * 2 Great blue herons * 1 black oystercatcher * 2 American kestrels * 2 deer, one buck, one doe, grazing in the meadow No whales seen at Saunders Reef

Large waves, 10-12 feet, lots of spray over the ocean, windy, whitecaps, strong sun glare AT PAL: * No whales seen  * 27 harbor seals * 1 meadowlark  *1 American Kestrel  * 1 red-tailed hawk  

No whales seen at either observation site, Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and Saunders Reef. At PAL:  * 9 harbor seals  * 2 American kestrels  * 1 red-tailed hawk *

The number of gray whale calves migrating with their mothers along the California Coast this year was one of the lowest on record. The population is still regaining ground after an Unusual Mortality Event that resulted in a sharp decline in overall population numbers. While the eastern North Pacific gray whale population that migrates annually along…

At Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:  * no whales seen  * 80 harbor seals  * 1 red-tailed hawk  * 1 American kestrel At Saunders Reef:  * 6 humpbacks, one breached twice  

After morning rain, mist, and fog disappeared, we had excellent visibility at both observation sites. Observations from Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: * 3 humpback whales, about 4 miles out * 76 harbor seals * 2 American kestrels At Saunders Reef:  * 5 humpback whales, about 5 miles out  * 1 red-tailed hawk  

No whales seen at Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula or at Saunders Reef. AT PAL:  * 67 harbor seals  * 1 American kestrel  * 1 red-tailed hawk

No whales seen at Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula or at Saunders Reef. AT PAL:  * 82 harbor seals * 2 American kestrels * 1 red-tailed hawk  * 1 Great blue heron

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: * 3 humpback whales  * 18 harbor seals  * 1 red-tailed hawk * 2 American kestrels * 1 Great blue heron NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF  

After observing both at Saunders Reef and then at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and finding no whales, we journeyed north to Vista Point at the north end of Irish Beach. There we spotted one humpback whale. AT PAL: * 3 harbor seals swimming near their haul out sites at high tide  * 2 American…

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