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Place/Location |
About the Observation Post |
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Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico |
gray whale nursery
southernmost nursery
fewest whales, fewest births
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Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California, Mexico |
gray whale nursery
females arrive mid-January
up to 2,000 whales!
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Laguna Ojo de Liebre, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
gray whale nursery
over half of all whale births
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Laguna Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico |
gray whale nursery
fewer whales come here
big saltworks industry
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San Diego, California, United States |
whales close to shore
whale-watching boat tours
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Los Angeles, California, United States |
scientific survey site
most whales pass California
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Goleta, California, United States |
scientific survey site
more than 80 volunteers
nicknamed "Counter Point"
whales go along coast
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Point Piedras Blancas, California, United States |
scientific survey site
count mothers and calves
study connection between ice/calf production
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Monterey Bay, California, United States |
entire population within miles
mothers/calves April to May
Monterey Submarine Canyon
size of
Grand Canyon
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Half Moon Bay, California, United States |
whale watching trips
beginning March in full-swing
big wave surf area
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Gualala, California, United States |
Mendocino and Sonoma Coast
whales migrating close to shore
whalewatching from Anchor Bay
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Depoe Bay, Oregon, United States |
mothers calves resting coves
whales stop to feed
whales almost year round
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Seattle, Washington, United States |
early April 20% coast Washington
report sightings in April and May
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Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
first sightings early April
main whales killer whales
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Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
first whales early February
3 weeks after Post #6
March to May big months
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Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States |
first adult males March.
Mother/calf mid May to July.
Whale Fest celebrates return
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Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States |
some whales spend summer
580 miles from Anchorage
community Alaska Natives
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Unimak Pass, Alaska, United States |
most Unimak Pass June
few weeks to feeding
news rare
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The Bering Sea |
swim where ice melted
people watch ice maps
no reports
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The Chukchi Sea |
arrive June or July
Bering and Chukchi Seas
baleen, no teeth
eat a ton of food
a day
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