13 North Bound 0 South Bound 0 EW Gusty 25+MPH winds on this chilly 62 degree sunny day. Large white caps from shore to the horizon making it difficult to spot and track the gray whales. Sand blowing and accumulating in the parking lots like snow in a storm. Still the whales migrated and were … Continue reading Gusty 25mph Winds and 13 Whales
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78 degrees and 7-8 Whales
(1) North Bound (3) South Bound (3-4) Humpbacks 3 hours Thanks to the Santa Ana Winds we had a warm summery 78 degree day in Malibu ! Calm and flat ocean with lake like 1-2 ft shore break waves. Hazy horizon with stratus cloud layer where 3-4 humpback whales were actively feeding. The whale blows … Continue reading 78 degrees and 7-8 Whales
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
Day 1: 2022 Gray Whale Migration
February 1st 2022 0 North Bound 0 South Bound 0 Sightings 3.25 Hours No Gray Whales observed on this first day of my tenth season to count, document and study the Northern Gray Whale Migration along the coast of Malibu at Point Dume State Beach, State Marine Reserve. Minus tide day 1.6 ft below the … Continue reading Day 1: 2022 Gray Whale Migration
Happy St Patricks Day 32 Gray Whales in 18 Sightings
32 Northbound 0 Southbound 10 hrs 1 EW 18 sightings on St Patricks Day, the 17th of March 2018! Whale counting and observations started with a Great Egret perched on the fence along the walk in, hunting from above. Three gray whales traveling through so fast the blow mist is still on the surface of … Continue reading Happy St Patricks Day 32 Gray Whales in 18 Sightings
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