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Gray Skies and One Gray Whale Cow/Calf Pair

April 11, 2023January 11, 2024 / Alison / Leave a comment

April 11,2023 Tuesday Heavy FOG continues: 55 degrees early morning, wind 0-1mph visibility less than 1 mile out. Mid morning fog lifting to over 2 mile visibly and cleared up by noon despite gray skies. House finches are feasting on coreopsis seeds and mourning doves coo and preen on the observation deck. Sea lions are … Continue reading Gray Skies and One Gray Whale Cow/Calf Pair

Whale Totals 2025

365 North Bound GRAY WHALES 15 NB CALF

3 SOUTH Bound GRAY WHALES
0 SB CALF

TOTAL NORTH AND SOUTH Gray Whales and Calves : 367

THIN Gray Whales: 44+ including 10 emaciated and 3 Thin COWS and 1 emaciated Cow

Humpbacks: 27 observed 7+ days C/c Humpback pairs: 3 pairs seen on 3 dates. One pair came within 150 yds of shore!

Orcas: Killer Whales: 0 (Several KW were sighted near all of the Channel Islands and in the Santa Barbara Channel throughout the season by small offshore zodiac style and other whale watching boats)

Fin Whales: 2 South Bound 5+ foraging North Bound including 1 Cow Calf pair! on 3 dates

Blue Whales : 1 adult- April 29th 2025

Unidentified Whales: 9

TOTAL ALL WHALES: 411

ON Effort Hours 688

On Effort Days : 109

Daily Whale Counts

February 1st, 2026
(0) North Bound Gray Whales TOTAL
(0) North Bound Calf
(0) South Bound (0) South Bound Calf

000 TOTAL GRAY WHALES north/south/calf

000 Days On-Effort

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