whale migration: Gray Whale Watching - Winter Migration
- 12/29/11 04:52 PM
The annual migration is underway. Trained volunteers will be on duty at Port Orford's Battle Rock Park from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. from Dec 26 through Dec 31 to help visitors see these magnificent whales and provide information about their migration. There have been many more sitings this years than in the years recently past and it is just as exciting as ever. For more information about Oregon State Parks Whale Watch Spoken here program visit their site. … (5 comments)
whale migration: Northern Migration of Gray Whales It's Spring in Port Orford, OR 97465
- 03/26/09 02:42 PM
According to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department approximately 18,000 Grey whales will pass by in the 4 weeks from mid-March through mid-April in their yearly 10,000 mile migration from the Baja Lagoons of Mexico to their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea. The main body of whales is about 3 miles off shore however; when feeding the whales can be seen closer to shore. During the peak period approximately 6 whales per hour will pass by specific viewing sites. The Northern migration starts in the spring during the week of March 21 - March 28. Trained volunteers will tell … (2 comments)
whale migration: Southern Migration of the Grey Whales observed in Port Orford, OR 97465
- 12/27/08 04:22 PM
This Week - Thurs, Dec 26, 2008- Wed, Jan 1, 2009 Marine Biologists explain that most Gray Whales spend the summer and early fall months in the arctic waters of the Chukchi and Bering Seas. Around mid to late fall the whales start their 6000 mile journey south to their mating and calving lagoons in Baja California, Mexico -- one of the longest migrations on the planet. The whales return north in the spring, when it is possible to see mothers with babies, as well as courting and mating adults. According to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department approximately 18,000 Grey … (0 comments)
The annual migration is underway. Trained volunteers will be on duty at Port Orford's Battle Rock Park from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. from Dec 26 through Dec 31 to help visitors see these magnificent whales and provide information about their migration. There have been many more sitings this years than in the years recently past and it is just as exciting as ever.
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