February 6th, 2019 2 Northbound 3 South Bound 1 calf 3.5hrs After four days of heavy rain and low temperatures today's clear sky revealed SNOW covering the San Gabriels Mountain with a view of Mt Baldy seen across the Santa Monica Bay while tracking the 1st sighted south bound cow/calf pair of the season! In … Continue reading Snow on Mt Badly!

5 North bound 0 South bound 3.5hrs The rain came down heavy for 3.5 days causing mud slides along the Pacific Coast Highway. The rain also filled local creeks creating rivers of mud that swept debris from the Woosley fire burned hillsides. The debris flow coming from miles away ending at the ocean. The surf … Continue reading Muddy Debris Fills Surf with Storm Runoff

Confirmed identification sighting of gray whale known as Scarback, an older female gray whale in her mid 40's was sighted traveling north with another adult gray whale. Injured by an exploding harpoon in 1985-88, she has a large scar covered over in lice on her dorsal hump area. The lice that live on gray whales … Continue reading Scarback The Gray Whale

5 Northbound 2 Calfs 3 Sightings 6.25 Hrs Hazy at horizon, no islands visible north or south, sunny, 63 degrees with flat,calm ocean changing to brisk cold breeze late in the afternoon/early evening.  Three hours until the first sighting, an active  mother and calf pair. The calf took a short cut through the kelp bed … Continue reading Two Pairs of Active Mother and Calf Gray Whales

0 Northbound 0 Southbound 0 Calf 2 EW 3 hours  Clear skies, sunny at 60 degrees, hazy horizon, no visible islands north or south, steady brisk cold breeze with choppy water and white caps. Not one sighting in 3 hours or  known observations from several reliable eyewitness's on the look out through out the day … Continue reading Gray Whale Shut Out Until 6pm!