Recent Sightings

OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

💠 1 humpback whale, heading north

💠 100 harbor seals

💠 86 brown pelicans, mostly flying north

💠 1 great blue heron

OBSERVATIONS FROM POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE PENINSULA:

☀️ 1 humpback whale, slowly traveling to the north

☀️ 78 harbor seals

☀️ 57 brown pelicans, including several small groups diving into the ocean to feed; others flying north

☀️ 1 great blue heron

☀️ 1 white-tailed kite

Although it was sunny and clear at some locations along the coast, the fog kept rolling in at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula greatly reducing our visibility.

We did see:

🔆 46 harbor seals

🔆 1 sea lion swimming south

🔆 groups of brown pelicans feeding upon anchovies

🔆 1 great blue heron

Today we also had the good fortune of meeting an amazing young man, William, who is undertaking an adventurous journey from Austin, Texas to Vancouver on his bicycle to raise money for the protection of his favorite animals, whales!!

You can follow his journey on his Instagram page at Willy_onbike.

When the morning fog lifted, we headed out to look for whales at the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and Saunders Reef.

🔴 NO WHALES SEEN AT EITHER SITE

AT PAL, we observed:

🔶 56 harbor seals

🔶 1 great blue heron

🔶 feeding groups of brown pelicans

We looked for whales today from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and Saunders Reef.

At PAL, we observed:

🔷 one whale that we were unable to identify with certainty; we suspect it was a humpback; we saw the whale blow three times and then he or she vanished

🔷 60 harbor seals

🔷 1 great blue heron

🔷 groups of brown pelicans diving into the ocean feeding upon anchovies

🟣 NO WHALES SEEN AT SAUNDERS REEF