April 15th, 2023 Saturday 2 North Bound 1 Calf 0 South Bound 6.5 hrs Sunny 64 degrees 53 degree water temperature. Calm ocean with 1-2 ft waves and light 3-5 mph WNW wind. The Condor Squadron from Van Nuys flew by today in historic World War II A-T6 training planes. The planes flew in a … Continue reading One Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pair and WWII Plane Flyover
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Two Cow Calf Pairs and Two Solo Gray Whales
April 14th, 2023 Friday The first Gray Whale sighting was a solo adult migrating on a slow but steady path 1/2 a mile out. The whale abruptly changed its course making a right turn and headed directly into shore. The whale stayed for over 45 minutes displaying several behaviors including heads up/tails up, tail swashing, … Continue reading Two Cow Calf Pairs and Two Solo Gray Whales
Four Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pairs and One Tagged Sea Lion #1734
April 13,2023 Thursday: Partly cloudy, partly sunny, mostly overcast with calm seas and cool crisp 54 degrees in the morning warming up to 58 degrees in the afternoon. Four sightings today included three underweight gray whale cows (mothers) with actively nursing and bottom filter feeding calves. Two of the more underweight Cows (mothers) had visible … Continue reading Four Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pairs and One Tagged Sea Lion #1734
Eleven Gray Whales including FOUR Gray Whale Calves!!! Light Rain and Fog
11 North Bound 4 Calves 0 South Bound 9.5 hrs April 12th, 2023 Wednesday Cloudy, overcast with FOG and mid morning light rain. First sighting was a cow/calf pair with an escort 1800 yards out. The solo escort whale was an underweight adult. The calf alternated sides with each surfacing and stopped to spyhop several … Continue reading Eleven Gray Whales including FOUR Gray Whale Calves!!! Light Rain and Fog
Gray Skies and One Gray Whale Cow/Calf Pair
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
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