Friday, March 24th, 2023 Clear and sunny with 3-5 mph winds, 57 degrees. Two pairs of whales in close and three solo sightings. One whale had visible sand spewing out of its mouth indicating feeding behaviors. One whale in the surf line skimmed the surface with its head and eyes above the water, another way … Continue reading Gusty Wind and Upwelling: Seven Gray Whales
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Gray Cloudy Sky: One Gray Whale
Cloudy gray day, with changing visibility throughout the day ...which included RAIN all morning and RAIN late afternoon. Three sighings included: one solo gray whale with white patches on its fluke, one unidentified whale at the horizon and one sighting south that was not re-sighted to determine direction, it most likely was a late gray … Continue reading Gray Cloudy Sky: One Gray Whale
Happy St Patricks Day: 17 Whales and Large Squadron of Pelicans
Mostly sunny, calm flat ocean, 0-1mph wind, high stratus layer at horizon, no islands visible north or south but 1 cargo ship visible west (directly ahead). 15 gray whales in 11 sightings and 2 undetermined north bound whales possibly humpbacks or gray whales. Large squadron of 150+ California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) north bound along … Continue reading Happy St Patricks Day: 17 Whales and Large Squadron of Pelicans
Breaching Gray Whale at Point Dume on a Pink and Yellow Hazy Day
9 North Bound 0 South Bound 6.75 hrs Hazy shades of pink and yellow from smog and marine layer today, seen across the Santa Monica Bay to Port Hueneme. The ocean was flat and calm with 1-3 mph wind. A visiting group of whale census counters from the American Cetacean Society- Los Angeles (ACS-LA) were … Continue reading Breaching Gray Whale at Point Dume on a Pink and Yellow Hazy Day
Traveling Through Cow/Calf Pair
Today there was only one sighting for me during the 4.25 hours I observed mid day but it was a GOOD sighting to be certain! A cow and calf pair stopped briefly to flash us their flukes in unison but it was so fast this photographer was only able to capture the calf fluke as … Continue reading Traveling Through Cow/Calf Pair
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