By the time we left the
PVIC we had seen two of the three whales spotted between this am and later afternoon. Both of the whales we saw were lone animals and both were traveling northbound. There was a southbound animal spotted earlier in the day before we arrived. Overall a very successful day. While in the parking lot after our sightings, a
PVIC staff member indicated there were ten sightings yesterday. It won't be long (maybe a few weeks) until nearly all the whales will be moving northbound again to complete this seasons migration back to the feeding grounds. There were also
bottlenose dolphin sightings (of which we saw several individuals in the kelp beds), sea lions working the kelp, and there were reports of rough-tooth dolphins earlier in the day. To boot, the weather was as perfect as one could imagine, about 69 - 70, clear skies, a view to Catalina, a small crowd, and
gobs of sunshine. I am looking forward to returning to the
peninsula to see the northbound migration. Then later in the year, we will likely head out again to see the blue ways. We did in the fall of 2007 and it was another great visit. To learn more about the whales, the migration behavior, sightings and the facility visit
http://www.acs-la.org/GWCensus.htm to read about the Gray Whale Census Project and see the latest numbers. Another great wildlife adventure right here in our backyards.
By the time we left the PVIC we had seen two of the three whales spotted between this am and later afternoon. Both of the whales we saw were lone animals and both were traveling northbound. There was a southbound animal spotted earlier in the day before we arrived. Overall a very successful day. While in the parking lot after our sightings, a PVIC staff member indicated there were ten sightings yesterday. It won't be long (maybe a few weeks) until nearly all the whales will be moving northbound again to complete this seasons migration back to the feeding grounds. There were also bottlenose dolphin sightings (of which we saw several individuals in the kelp beds), sea lions working the kelp, and there were reports of rough-tooth dolphins earlier in the day. To boot, the weather was as perfect as one could imagine, about 69 - 70, clear skies, a view to Catalina, a small crowd, and gobs of sunshine. I am looking forward to returning to the peninsula to see the northbound migration. Then later in the year, we will likely head out again to see the blue ways. We did in the fall of 2007 and it was another great visit. To learn more about the whales, the migration behavior, sightings and the facility visit http://www.acs-la.org/GWCensus.htm to read about the Gray Whale Census Project and see the latest numbers. Another great wildlife adventure right here in our backyards.
