2 North Bound 2 South Bound 4 hours Four Whales observed on this warm sunny 74 degrees winter day with Santa Ana Winds, a Southern California offshore wind that brings dry hot air to the coast. Two whales were north bound and two whales were south bound but all migrating solo. One south bound whale … Continue reading Warm Santa Ana Winds and 4 Whales Today
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One Gray Whale and Goodyear Blimp Flyover
February 7th 2020 1 North Bound 0 South Bound 1 Sightings 5.75 hrs One north bound gray whale sighting on a beautiful, clear and calm unseasonably warm, 78 degree spring like winter day. Small pod of 5-7 active Dolphins including an interactive mom and calf traveling with 2-3 escort dolphins at all times. Behaviors included, … Continue reading One Gray Whale and Goodyear Blimp Flyover
Hurray! Eight+ whales today!
7 North Bound 1 South Bound 2 (?) 4.75 hours It was a crowded beach with lots of swimmers and sun bathers watching as eight plus whales migrated past on this warm 68 degree winter day. The calm water had with a lake like shore break, sparkling all the way to the horizon. A pair … Continue reading Hurray! Eight+ whales today!
No Whales: Calm Seas and Green Flash Sunset
0 North Bound 0 South Bound ( EW 2) 3 hours Earlier in the day an eyewitness saw 2 gray whales in 2 separate sightings. One traveled straight through and one stopped at the point for a minute or two and traveled through quickly. No gray whales observed despite perfect viewing conditions late this afternoon. … Continue reading No Whales: Calm Seas and Green Flash Sunset
No Whales,Sea Pickles and One Harbor Seal Rescue
0 North Bound 0 South Bound 4 hrs Yesterday's strong winds and currents brought in todays pink clear jelly fish looking creatures known as "sea pickles". Clear gelatinous creatures are pyrosomes or colonial truncates made up of hundreds of tiny individual zooids that stick together creating a colony and float in the open ocean filtering … Continue reading No Whales,Sea Pickles and One Harbor Seal Rescue