50 Gray Whales Spotted Near Peninsula

Dozens of gray whales spotted Monday by volunteers with the Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project on the Palos Verdes Peninsula might be a common sight in coming weeks as numbers peak off Southern California, Pete Thomas Outdoors reports.

Previously:

The volunteer spotters on Monday counted 50 northbound gray whales—the highest count since 64 gray whales were spotted March 21 last year, according to the report.

"The northbound migration is spread out—some whales have already passed San Francisco and at least a few have entered San Francisco Bay—but this is the peak period off Southern California," the article said.

Read the full report here.

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