We Welcome Our Friends

To a Summary of our Volunteer Work on the Gray Whale Census Project

The two of us spend most of our days from December 1 to May 15 (when we are not traveling) joining the 60 plus volunteers peering at the ocean trying to catch a glimpse of a gray whale (so we can count them) on their migration between the seas north of Alaska and the lagoons on the west coast of Baja California. The station is staffed from 6 am to 5 or 6 pm, depending on the daylight.

We sit on the edge of a cliff in Palos Verdes in Southern California. Our viewing platform is about 125 feet above the ocean. This is a great spot to sight the near shore whales. Our exact location has changed over the years, but this year we have permission from the U.S. Coast Guard to use the Point Vicente Lighthouse property

The pages enclosed in this web site are created based on the questions we get from the public listed in the frequently asked questions section. But you can also navigate using the next and previous buttons.

This site includes:

  • Information about who the volunteers are
  • A map showing our location
  • A chart showing when is the best time to see whales
  • Pictures of gray whales
  • Information on the cool binoculars we use
  • Additional information about the migration
All of the charts are from the American Cetacean Society gray whale migration census from the Point Vicente area of Palos Verdes.
Last Revised: 2/4/03