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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Another Foggy Day: 6 Gray Whales 3 Cow/Calf Pairs
April 10th, 2023 Tuesday 6 North Bound 3 Calf 0 South Bound 2.5 hrs 2 REW Heavy marine layer all day with poor visibility. Less than 100 yards at times. At 5:25 pm the 3rd cow/calf pair of the season popped up under the fog rolling and splashing. One of the whales were back floating. … Continue reading Another Foggy Day: 6 Gray Whales 3 Cow/Calf Pairs
Second Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pair Observed in Heavy Marine Layer
Sunday April 9th, 2023 Easter Sunday Heavy fog, marine layer with decreased visibility; less than 250 yds at times. Two sightings despite near white out conditions on most of this Easter Sunday. One solo whale was tracked by footprints. One cow/calf pair spotted; the second pair of the season! The mother (cow) is underweight with … Continue reading Second Cow/Calf Gray Whale Pair Observed in Heavy Marine Layer
Heavy Marine Layer Morning with Dozens of Surfers and Late Afternoon of Clouds and Blue Skies
0 North Bound 0 South Bound 2 REW Cloudy, overcast 58 degrees, daylight savings began at 2am, calm glassy seas with low visibility due to heavy low level marine layer obscuring buildings and the rock climbing wall, on and off all morning until mid-afternoon when skies cleared exposing beautiful cloud formations along horizon. Over 40+ … Continue reading Heavy Marine Layer Morning with Dozens of Surfers and Late Afternoon of Clouds and Blue Skies