Category: Daily Observations

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

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The ocean was calm today, no wind, some fog way out on the horizon but excellent visibility overall. At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 🔶 NO WHALES SEEN 🔶 84 Harbor seals 🔶 1 great blue heron in flight 🔶 38 brown pelicans flying north and several small groups of pelicans feeding 🔶 1 Caspian…

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Wind picked up throughout the day but visibility remained good. AT POUNT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA: ♦️ no whales seen ♦️ 97 harbor seals ♦️ 1 sea lion ♦️ 3 black oystercatchers ♦️ 1 northern harrier AT SAUNDERS REEF: ♦️🔶 1 gray whale traveling north ♦️ 3 pelagic cormorants ♦️ 1 osprey carrying a fish

Today was less windy and there were fewer whitecaps on the ocean compared to yesterday. Visibility was good. At Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula: 🔷 no whales seen 🔶 88 harbor seals 🔷 2 black oystercatchers AT SAUNDERS REEF: 🔶 no whales seen 🔷 76 brown pelicans flying north; none stop to feed

Today we had winds at 15 mph from the south southeast with gusts of 22 mph. The ocean was covered with whitecaps. It was cloudy but visibility was good. Ocean temperature was 55 degrees Fahrenheit. At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula, we observed: 🟢 1 whale, most likely a humpback but exact identification was not…