February to June, 2003 About the Gray Whale Migration Study Gray Whale Migration Route (Click on map for more) Background Follow the northward migration of gray whales as they make their long journey north from their nursery lagoons in Baja California to their summer feeding grounds in Alaska. As the gray whales travel up the Pacific Coast, news from our observers at outposts along the way will help narrate their long journey. We hope you'll follow along and help fill in the gaps with any of your own sightings along the whale trail. Please Help Track Gray Whale Migration! If you're on the West Coast, we hope you'll help provide gray whale migration data this spring. To track the whales' trip to their northern feeding grounds, we are collecting the following information: Date of first sighting of northbound gray whales. Date of first sighting of northbound gray whale mother/calf pairs. Report the FIRSTnorthbound Gray Whale you see this spring to Journey North! Of course, you would need to watch for whales every day to accurately report these "firsts" of the season—and that's not easy! Therefore, we encourage you to contact the captain of one of the many whale-watch vessels in your area. These people are lucky enough to be out every day, and they can provide accurate data for you to report. Even if you don't live on the West Coast, Journey North lets you enjoy the thrill of following gray whales from warm birthing lagoons to freezing feeding grounds as they make the longest migration of any mammal on Earth. Copyright 2004 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to jn-help@learner.org