This is the report from the ACS census team in LA:
As of 14-DEC 2011
Southbound Today —————- 7
Northbound Today —————- 0
Total Whales Today ————– 7
Southbound Calves Today ——— 0
Northbound Calves Today ——— 0
Season to Date (since 1 Dec 2011)
Southbound ——————— 19
Northbound ———————- 2
Total ————————– 21
Calves South ——————– 0
Calves North ——————– 0
Message from the observers: Great day for gray whales: three pairs plus a single whale! We saw flukes on three of the four sightings; one whale lifted its head up on each of its deep dives. Most of the sightings came within a half mile; one pair passed just above the kelp line. We saw several fin whales, two of which were lunge-feeding. We also spotted common dolphin, bottlenose dolphin and Pacific white-sided dolphin. The sun set into the haze with a tiny green flash.
