Recent Sightings

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

✳️ 3 northbound gray whales – two traveling together and one single

✳️ 48 harbor seals

✳️ 3 sea lions swimming north

✳️ 1 red-tailed hawk

✳️ 35 pelicans flying north

✳️ 2 gophers

Observations from Saunders Reef:

✳️ 2 northbound gray whales – both singles

✳️ 7 pelicans flying north

✳️ 1 great blue heron

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) 🟰

🔷🔷 299 northbound- includes 1 mother/calf

♦️♦️ 391 southbound

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With foggy and soggy conditions throughout the day, we did not observed any whales at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula or at Saunders Reef. However, in between rain showers, Shari Goforth did observe 5 northbound gray whales at Gualala Point Regional Park.

At PAL, we observed:

✳️ 33 harbor seals

✳️ 1 red-tailed hawk

✳️ 1 great blue heron

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE; (as of November 1, 2024) =

🔷🔷 294 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf

♦️♦️ 391 southbound

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We participated in our community march and rally for Democracy today.🇺🇸

After the rally, Shari Goforth reported seeing two northbound gray whales passing by Gualala Point.

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE: (since November 1, 2024) =

🔷🔷 289 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf
♦️♦️ 391 southbound

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With excellent visibility and mostly calm seas at Gerstle Cove, we observed:

* 8 northbound gray whales – one pair traveling together and six singles

* 21 harbor seals

* 1 California sea lion

* 3 black oystercatchers

* 5 brown pelicans flying north

* 1 flock of about 75 cackling geese flying north

* 1 osprey carrying a fish and being escorted by three gulls

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE (since November 1, 2024) =

🔆🔆 287 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf

🔆🔆 391 southbound

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Windy conditions persisted today with 19 mph winds from the north northwest with 29 mph gusts. Whitecaps covered the ocean. It was sunny and clear with good visibility.

At the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula we observed:

* 4 northbound gray whales – all singles

* 67 harbor seals

* 1 sea lion swimming north

* 1 American kestrel carrying a worm in her beak

* 1 Osprey hunting over the ocean

NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF

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TOTAL GRAY WHALES SEEN TO DATE (since November 1, 2024) =

🔆🔆 279 northbound – includes 1 mother/calf

🔆🔆 391 southbound

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