Three gray whales counted today in the late afternoon sun. Two heading south in one sighting and one heading north in the second sighting, making it the first north bound observation of 2017.  A large group of dolphins were spotted during the sunset as the last few surfers waited for the last ride in to … Continue reading First North Bound Gray Whale Sighting 

Low visibility made it difficult to spot gray whales migrating south today. There were surfers, swimmers, sea lions, one willet shore bird and several dog walkers as well the regular sea gulls making the 2.5hrs I watched enjoyable non the less.  At sunset the clouds broke up just enough to brighten up the sky drizzly … Continue reading Rainy Day Shut Out

Surf was up just after noon today and was up pretty much until the sunless sunset on this cloudy over cast day. It was definitely a dolphin day today instead of ground hog day. These dolphins were not seeing shadows as they frolicked in the surf swimming side by side with the surfers. There were … Continue reading Dolphin Day or Surfer Day

Patience is a lesson learned and practiced while studying and observing gray whales. Today was no exception. Thankfully it paid off with one small blow followed by one large dorsal hump after 3hrs.  A large group of students ages 18-25 from the Dream Center worked on building trust through leadership training.

A beautiful rainbow popped up for seconds this morning in between several rounds of heavy rain. At the ocean rough waves, high winds and white  caps made it difficult to spot and track the two single whales seen today. Also seen were one hawk,two slow moving cargo ships, two small groups of dolphins in the … Continue reading After the Storm…