Recent Sightings

It was cloudy and windy today and the ocean had a significant amount of crashing whitecaps with spray.

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* NO WHALES SEEN

* 20 harbor seals

* 2 great blue herons

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 3 American kestrels

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula and from Saunders Reef:

 NO WHALES OR HARBOR SEALS SEEN AT EITHER SITE.

AT PAL:

 *1 great blue heron

 * 1 red-tailed hawk

 * 3 American kestrels   

 * 2 black oystercatchers

Today we headed south to observe at Gerstle Cove which is part of Salt Point State Park.

* no whales seen

   * no harbor seals seen as it was high tide and heavy surf covered the haul out site

  * 4 black oystercatchers

  * 4 black turnstones

  * 1 red-tailed hawk

  * 1 white-tailed kite

Thick fog blew in today reducing visibility to zero for most of the day. Waves were 8-10 feet.

AT PAL:

* no whales or harbor seals seen

* 1 red-tailed hawk

* 1 great blue heron

* 4 American kestrels

 * 2 black oystercatchers

Observations from the Point Arena Lighthouse peninsula:

* 2 humpbacks, one approximately 5 miles out, one  about 2 miles out

* 89 harbor seals

* 2 red-tailed hawks

* 1 Great blue heron

* 2 black oystercatchers

* 3 American kestrels

No whales seen at Saunders Reef.