February 1, 2024 Thursday 1 North Bound 0 Calves 0 South Bound 5.5 hrs Cold, wet and rainy morning 51 degrees with high surf. Afternoon sun warm up to high of 62 degrees and steady winds 5-7mph from the East offshore. One Gray Whale traveled though the transect quickly in the rough choppy surf making … Continue reading One Gray Whale on February First
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Rain, Drizzle and Debris: 13 Gray Whales
Rain all night and morning leading to drizzly afternoon with continued showers inland and high risk alerts for rock and mud slides. Care is required driving along canyon roads leading to the beaches and rain saturated areas. Rough choppy seas and muddy surf with accumulations of sea foam onshore at the tide line. Beaches littered … Continue reading Rain, Drizzle and Debris: 13 Gray Whales
Rain On and Off: Tornado Alert and Flood Warnings
0 North Bound 0 South Bound 4.75 hrs 1 (REW) Overcast with rain on and off most of the day with periods of sunshine for minutes changing to strong gusty winds and dark stormy rain. Visibility was adequate for the time spent to observe whales despite the changing weather. Earlier one whale was spotted heading … Continue reading Rain On and Off: Tornado Alert and Flood Warnings
Cloudy Day Two Gray Whales
Cloudy overcast day with occasional light drizzle. Wind 1-3mph: 60 degrees. Interesting cloud formations throughout the day as another storm system makes it way to to our area. One of the gray whales observed today had a white rostrum covered in barnacles and the other gray whale had many clusters of orange whale lice. The … Continue reading Cloudy Day Two Gray Whales
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
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